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The mayor Dureat to

by the argument's that the mayor

internal security is

Threat

and

The same

The external

that external defence is an

imperial responchlety.

Nevertheless the

fact

that the doctrine has long been that,

reman's

regardless of the source

A the threat,

Colence's

according

Contribute to their own

to

defence and seminity

Their capacity to pay.

St will

abso

in the

probably be argued, that increases

contribution must be at the expense of much

needed

рапкой а

Social Services, with attendant

political difficulties of presentation in Hong Kong.

This is not easy

ine asures

to cometer

defence and security aned against the

Constant fingestion have accounted for a

Steady 13% of Government expenditure in recent

years

and it is not open

to

h

to

arque

that-it

of rożną gort.

has failed to command

revenues.

3.

But

ON

a share

might expect, in the

aftermath of confrontation

how

that public qunions allocating

world be better disposed tod

resources

to such expenditure,

St- is doubtful

absence

Z

a higher proportioni

Whether in the Garen

This malter can be taken beyond the stage

listening to prelummary reactions & our letter. We

world expect the Governor to raise

descimon's leve in November,

the matter in

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