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(c) Water
It was agreed that the Commonwealth Office should obtain as soon as possible a survey of the position in Hong Kong; that they should discuss with the Crown Agents ways and means of supplying water to Hong Kong from other sources (including possibly using dracones); and that the Foreign Office should invite Mr. Hopson's comments on Hong Kong telegram No. 1009 about Peking's likely reactions to an approach to the Chinese Government to supply water to the Colony. When we had received Hong Kong's report, we would decide whether we should approach other countries, e.g. the Philippines, Korea, Japan and Formosa to see whether they
could and would be willing to provide water.
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