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because Hong Kong now has about 50% of

the total population of the remaining

dependencies. I would susest that initially

Hong Kong should receive no more then

500 vouchers, but this could be increased if

the remaining 400 were not taken up by the

other dependencies.

Fall Back Positions

If Ministers at the meeting are unable to

agree to an allocation of 900 vouchers for

the dependent territories, fall back positions

could be as follows.

First. If agreement cannot be reached on

a quota of 900 vouchers for the dependent

territories, because of doubts about the

actual number of vouchers which are likely to

be freed by the revised proposals covering

doctors, teachers, etc (paragraph 7 of the

paper), a compromise could be to accept

say 750 or even 700 as the initial dependent

territories quota on the understanding that

the position will be reviewed in one year's

time when more accurate figures about the

savings on doctors etc. are available.

Becond. It is understood that the Hulta

special quota of 1,000 vouchers is rarely

fully taken up. Any unusued balance at

present goes into the general general pocl.

Another solution wold be to reallocate them

to the dependent territories quota to bring

it up to 900 vouchers per anram.

Third. If agreement cannot be reached at the

Ministerial meeting, to ask for the question

of