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AIRPORT LOAN COMMA HE SAID COLON QUOTE WE IN BRITAIN ARE

CONSIDERING VERY CAREFULLY HOW WE CAN HELP THE GOVERNMENT OF HONGKONG

IN REGARD TO THE EXTENSION OF KAI TAK STOP

THERE IS EYE UNDERSTAND STILL AN EXAMINATION TO BE

CONDUCTED IN HONGKONG BUT WE HAVE ALREADY HAD DISCUSSIONS AS

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TO WAYS AND MEANS WHICH WE CAN HELP WITH THE EXTENSION

WHEN IT IS FINALLY APPROVED STOP BUT EYE HAVE SAID AND COMMA

IF YOU REMEMBER ON WEDNESDAY EYE WAS FRANK COMMA

THERE ARE MANY COUNTRIES AND MANY PEOPLES WHO ARE IN THE QUEUE

FOR ASSISTANCE FROM BRITAIN PARA REQUOTE

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WE HAVE COMMA IN OUR ECONOMIC

SEVERELY THE DOMESTIC PROGRAMMES AT HOME STOP BUT THE ONE

KFIELD WE HAVE NOT REPEAT NOT CUT IS OVERSEAS

AID STOP WE ARE TODAY SPENDING IN ONE FORM OR OTHER IN AID

TO UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED

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