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a)
e)
claims have been charged against Hong Kong
Government funds and subject to your comments
provision should be made for meeting it and
possibly a further (say) £50,000 in respect of
expenditure during current year, without
prejudice to question of ultimate acceptance
of total charge;
£12,000 Kai Tak Aerodrome (My telegram No. 126
18th May);
A
22 923/15/46
[5+22+/46
There may be other liabilities for which no
provision was made such as rental for Electrical
Companies and net operating costs outstanding
retum from period to 30th April 1946; cost of passages
to Hong Kong of ex-internees, ex gratia payments.
to temporary Government servants who were interned, etc.
and it is not clear whether any provision is required
covering trading activities of the Supplies Department,
especially as any receipts from sales of supplies
purchased from War Office funds will have be paid
over to the U.K. Exchequer.
mu. In view of above, supplementary provision will have to
e taken in U.K. estimates for current year probably in July
before June 5th
946. Please telegraph as soon as possible/in light of above
acts and any other changes in financial position locally hown to you, revised estimate probable deficit period 1st May
946 to 31st March 1947.
TUREE.
CAN
No provision need be made for any possible contribution
towards cost of Military Administration or for compensation for
war losses and damage as it is not possible to say at this date
A
whether any final decisions will be reached on either of these
abf
matters, dibing fourtäht Singarelagu.
FOUR. Your telegram No. 175 21st May. I am not clear
hether the information in the telegram affects the above
54224/46.
NO 12.