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INWARD TELEGRAM
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TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES
COPY FOR REGISTRATION
PRIORITY
FROM HONG KONG ( Sir A. Grantham)
D. 24th February, 1950 R. 24th
No. 196 Confidential
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14.30 hrs.
I hope to present Estimates for 1950/51 to Legislative Council on 8th March. Expenditure is expected to total $199, 000, 000 made up of
Personal emoluments $48,750,000 plus cost of living
allowances $31,000,000
Other charges
$81,750,000
Special expenditure #10,000,000 (including half million
Public Works non-
recurrent
Colonial Development and Welfare expenditure)
$27,500,000.
2. As in the current year, expenditure directly or Sadirectly related to internal security will be heavy. Defence Force one and three quarter million, Police Ordinary Recurrent
This includes expenditure fifteen and a half million compared with twelve and three quarter million for current year. on police quarters and blockhouses and also on large screening camp.
Further five million will be spent In addition to this, programme of Police Stations and blockhouses being financed from loan funds will be completed.
3. Expenditure under Public Works non-recurrent covers completion of most important items in this years's programme and also provides for new Queens College and one other school in addition to three schools which are being constructed from loan funds. Queens College will cost $1,700,000, and would of course itself have
New been proper charge on loan had sufficient balance still been available
4. Provision has been also included for completion of contract for strengthening runways at Kai Tak and for certain other works here. Funds have been provided for continuation of work on rehabilitation of water supply and two and a half million has been included for drainage, roads and reclamation in areas opened up for new building. light construction markets have been provided for and provision of
Two new 1,200,000 has been included for reconstruction of a bridge in new Territories which has collapsed owing to damage by heavy Military \ vehicles and is now only usable for light traffic.
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