CO129-598-2 Tai Lam Chung Reservoir Project 24-6-1948 - 3-3-1949 — Page 80

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My telegram No.1042.

Tai Lam Chung.

Your despatch No. 142 of the 24th June Given

has been careful consideration and your view

is accepted that available reservoir capacity

cannot be expected to cope with future

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requirements.

2. Before ho ever coming to final decision

as to whether Tai Lam Chung project is the

only satisfactory answer to the problem

further consideration of the points raised

feel, iść

in paragraphs 4 and 5 below is desirable.

3. It is clear that whatever project is

adopted its financing will present great

difficulty. Financial issues involved are

still under consideration here and I hope

before long to communicate with you separately

on this question. I should however say from

the outset that I regret that it is most unlikely that any financial assistance will be available by the U.K. forthcoming from this end.

could be made

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4. The extreme undesirability of Gotong

Kongis being dependent on the New Territories

for

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