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Telegram from the Officer Administering the Government of
Hong-Kong to the Secretary of State for the colonies.
ed 30th July. (Received 9-18 a.. 30th July, 1932)
No.159 Confidential.
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RECEIVED
30 JUL 1932
COL. OFFICI
Your despatch of 3rd June Confidential.
+ April.
Military contr bution.
Paragraph 9 of ar Office letter of 25th
Repeal of Section 15 of Ordinance No.14
of 1927 will be strongly opposed by Unofficial Members of
Council. Ordinance has been in forge for nearly five years
without question and oharge of military contribution on
interest and Sinking Fund will aruse all old bitterness
on the subject of military contribution. I strongly urge
that no effort be made to interfere with @rdinange No.14 of
1927.
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The proposal to charge military contribution
on interest and Sinking Fund of rew loan will also be very
strongly opposed. Revenue has been very largely expanded in
Hong Kong in recent years on account of the enlargement of
sphere of government activities- see paragraph 3 of Lord
キ Passfield's Confidential despatel. of 26th July 1930-end on
this expansion military contribu ion is paid to an extent
which justifies a reconsideration of the basis of contribution
settled by Haliburton Committee.
Large capital expenditure is now required
which can only be financed by lo in and if military
contribution is to be levied on interest and Sinking Fund
as well as revenus derived from work to be constructed
it will so greatly increase cost of work as seriously to
retard development. Military contribution is already paid Gp.lo. 131/2963.244.5/34, (18303) n.es. on waterworks revenue estimated for next year at
1,400,000 dollars in addition to water rates included in
general rates
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