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G.F. 323

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April 1968

Hong Kong

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in the light of the present diet of the population the stockpiling of supplies other than rice and a limited quantity of frozen meat in Hong Kong is not a practical proposition;

in the absence of a system to guarantee prices, the extent to which local production can be increased is limited.

CONFIDENTIAL