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My telegram No.1042.
Tai Lam Chung.
Your despatch No. 142 of the 24th June Given
has been careful consideration and your view
is accepted that available reservoir capacity
cannot be expected to cope with future
•
requirements.
2. Before ho ever coming to final decision
as to whether Tai Lam Chung project is the
only satisfactory answer to the problem
further consideration of the points raised
feel, iść
in paragraphs 4 and 5 below is desirable.
3. It is clear that whatever project is
adopted its financing will present great
difficulty. Financial issues involved are
still under consideration here and I hope
before long to communicate with you separately
on this question. I should however say from
the outset that I regret that it is most unlikely that any financial assistance will be available by the U.K. forthcoming from this end.
could be made
nong
the
4. The extreme undesirability of Gotong
Kongis being dependent on the New Territories
for
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