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offer the following
Tombstantial
able to make the following proposals, which
they are confident will be recognised es
§ generous.
tain liabilities
axiðir cat of the
to the Colony
A
been agreed that
regards expenditure (a) In the first place, H.H.G. will not anding out of the war
it hos
As a further expression d 5. to further Curta I goodwill Their willingness to assist Hong Kong
t
seek any contribution from Hong Kong
towards the cost of the military -7
and
administration;
(b) H.M.G. will treat as free grants the
advances made prior to and after the
establishment of civil government in
Hong Kong, amounting to 3,250,000 in
all, except insofar as that sum has
been used for the purchase of stores
1
for re-sale which has resulted in
cash receipts by the Hong Kong
Government.
(H.D.G. are prepared to make an
6.
(a)
the Colony.
interest-free loan to
up to
a maximum of 23,500,000 to supplement
any funds available to Hong Kong for
the construction of a modern airport
of international standards.
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to make a free
grant of 3250,000 for the ong Kong
University.
Further discussions will take place
between H.M. G. and the Government of Hong
Kong on the apportionment of the expenditure
incurred on goods supplied by H. M.G. to
Hong Kong after civil government had been
re-established.
7. Having regard to the financial
difficulties with which the United Kingdom
is
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