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to the Colony this forces must week touched off consider. able speculation that he was in Hongkong to present a bill for higher payments for maintaining An increased garrison here. In the event, the Defence Minister firmly

Colony when the withdrawal from Malaysia-Singapore, is effected. It was, a decision over which Honkong had no control and was judged to be in Britain's best strategic interests overall.

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And Hongkong's economic thoughts when he said on

success only puts it in a départure that the present more awkward position to agreement (under which

argue against increasing its Hongkong is paying $80 bare of the defence conta, million year for four

In the face of our very years) would rin until

healthy reserves, topped off March of 1971. The matter by last year's $208 million would come up for negotias surplus, Hongkong Can tion later next year, ho said, hardly plend poverty. It is In spite of thin rennmur» true that there are a host of anid projects that could swallow Jonce, Mr Henley nothing to indicate that the up this surplus, but there is Colony probably would be no Hikelihood that Govern- naked to pay a greater share ment, in about to go ou of the cont of the upkeep of inflationary spending spren the garrison. It would be simply to rid itself of this unlikely that such a requent embarrassmont of riches, would not be made, given the

It appears likely that the parlous condition of Bri- tain's Shancen compared argument next year will not with Hongkong's healthy be about whether or not flueal state. It could be there will be an increase, but argued that the stationing rather how big it will be, of moro troops hero should Renetion to the upeculations this week 'n plain enough logically be accompanied by

Indication that many people n higher charge on Hong- kong.

do not want Hongkong to Jinve to pay any more. This opponition will gather greater strength the

It is irrelevant to poslu- Into that Hongkong does not want and doen not need the Colony Is expected to com. extra troopn (although tribufo an increase propor» true), for Whitehall hins fionately greater than reylowod Ha total commll- higher cork of the monta und J'OMUHLERT** and garrison,

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