12818/17/50

programme

me which

A

year ago

was

then this

8

estimated to cost $ too million; since

coor has been

reances

by

the substitution of extentions to Kai Take accodromé

a

new

one

for at Deep Bay

the building of

very much

will be RE

and it

increased if

the Governor accepts anything like

om suggestions

housuy

development; costs have also increased

I think estimate the

and w

can

development programme

a

at least

$400 million. In these circumstances, and despite the $50 Development Ind which the Governor proposes (all para 7 of (1) opponite) to set up from trading profit of the Supplies & Distribution Dept, I still feel that the only for H.K. to adopt is to increase taxation

now, as we

have

unged,

realistic comse

and to salt doww

the proceeds against the time when, in the later stages of

The various

and where

ingently needed development works, expenditure will be heavy

therefore cupplingly heavy

Faxation

would be needed of Hill. Them

endeavoured to meet the

Current

revenue

7. Whitst

alove, I think

مه

Conts

from

I have painted out

these

are

Kasomo

why

H. K. should take to estimating revenne

on

a

rather less

conservative banis

that wither to I cannot help feeling that taken by and large & bearing mind the American embargo disturbing features the present is

in

o other

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