CO129-597-2 Estimates 1949 1-3-1948 - 14-7-1949 — Page 193

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and the chime Jo devoliy mental motion included in the 1948-49 Ethändlin

intensity of present inflationary taxiencies in

this restricted ares, the general respons against

overspening de eng-iwind in liong Kong at the

present juncture are very strong.

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Nevertheless, I could not accept the view thug it will

not be both practicable and desirable for teng Zong In ‚) the near future to supplement from her own resouroos

the Colonial Dəvələpment and Welfare assistsnas

which she is due to receive, and I will aweft with

interest your proposals for the expenditu e of the second

half of the song Kong allocation under the Colónina

Juvalojanomť sñnd welfare Act, in so muction with the

urban development of Hong Kong. I underutand

from the Financial doretary that the„roposals which

nave hitherto been submitted varrist in z et de maid to

represent an integral part of Tong "Tông's development

glan as such, but are rather in the nature of interim

pro,oodta for the expen iture or a proportion of the Colony's Colonial Development wña "elta e allocation,

pending the elaboration of a full plan which will

include the reminder of that allocation and which must

de end, at least in bome measure, on the outcome of

sir intrick Abercrombie's invektigations, I

encouraged by this to believe that expenditure of

Hong Kong funds for devolopment purposes, side by side with the expenditure of the colonial fevelopment' nă

Welfare allocation is indeed contemplated.

Turning to the proposals subedited in your despatch,

the only tenere communs I offer is that some

a

h

directly

of them seem to be of mat

more properly be fined by town

that it would be presembl

Development and

an

rature and should

Shan by gront, and

pometre ostial

elfare assistance to altro stanovela

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