CO129-590-28 Hong Kong finances- advances to meet deficits 20-12-1941 - 3-1-1944 — Page 35

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Allotments, Pensions, etc., payable

in Macao (no statements of account

have been received and figure shewn is

Say

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£2,500 per mensem

Maintenance in Macao of necessitous

refugees from Hong Kong Average

£4,000

do.

:

Payments to Bank of England for

transmission to British Minister in Berne

for the use of the International Red

Cross delegate in Hong Kong for relief

work during 6 months from May, 1943.

£10,000

do.

Pensions, arrears of pay etc. in India

of Hong Kong Police etc. (vide note

above)

Say £ 1,000

46,000 x12

do.

£552,000

per annum.

Payments in China comprising six months

back pay to all escaped Government

Servants and Volunteers, pay in lieu

of notice on abolition of post, and

relief to the former, pending issue of

pensions, continuing relief to escaped

Volunteers and Government Defence Workers,

and relief and travelling expenses to

escaped Ir 'ian employees, who are sent

on to India.

Say £250,000

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£802,000 per annum

It will thus be seen that, while about

£354,000 per annum represents direct payment in

Sterling by the Crown Agents to recipients in this

country, the Dominions and India, a further £198,000 is

required for relief work in Macao and for internees in

Hong Kong, and £250,000 to maintain Hong Kong Government

refugees.

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