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this scheme
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To avoid
that be givin
whether
it might
not
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number.
(It is
a moot point, tro,
a
different fill since it is
very
mby remotely connected with her construction).
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have recently asked for
casue
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that they
meam
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homever
they
for expenditure
would hardly be claiming
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the proposed survey
as
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has not yet been offerved.
be will
clear up this
Mount
m
aku Dept Mr.
(1x wann. The new scheme is
approved
we ought, in wafering
Ak of it, specifically to point out
that
D143 has her cancelled
although, fromise
in operation).
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Mr. Hall
will accept this prorosal.
I am not confident that the Treasury
As Hong Kong
can
premumably afford to
meet part (if not all) of the
cost from
local resources
I think the
Treasury
will ask for justification of the necessity for 100%
nssistance.
Would
you
case to comment?
Mormory
30.8.51
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(i) If Hive were to contribute to this scheme, they wand
presumably do so from their development Fund. So for as I remember this stands at approx. $50m-$55m. Of
$40m. is earmarked for the Tai
this
money,
Lam Chung
approx
reservoir scheme.
(the relevant Mps are not available to reserved for housing schemes.
A considerable amount
me
at the moment) is
This does not leave much
of the development hand to play around with, especially with pices of raw materials quing up.
(2)
H.K. is rich, it is true,
ū
revenue is
Caning
in well
of
at the moment.
But this is paradoxical in view
the difficulties H.K. is meeting, of which the American embargo is one of the greatest
H.K. still has to
meet hy contribution to the defence expenditure, which
under discussion an
is
going up
trade is
other papers. Unemployment is
going
Colmy is probably not as well off
out.
Jam. In shut, the
aj
the Try make
on their piers scheme
In effect, H.K. have saved L·5,000
(3)
out of
a
total allotment of roughly £53,000. This is
۱۹
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a saving of arachys 100%.
If the Try.
abait letting H.K. spend this money
are
1
'sticky
they
wish
H.v.. to try
a scheme complementary to the piers scheme) it
し
w
is not
Going
to
encourage
do not mean
future schemes. (I do not
A
Save
an
to suggest that H.K.
not administer (DoW schunes econanically,
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that
they
budget over lavishly for them.) I do not see why ecmmy
shi not be rewarded.
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