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4.

In Appendix C to the memorandum on

project enclosed with my

planned expenditure

letter to Steel

q

the airport The 27" February,

on this segment of the project,

Spread equally over

1970/71;

The Three years.

was to be

1968/69 10

but the timetable for the project has of courore

slypped by now and it seems likely that this expenditure world be phased over the period 1970/71 to 1972/73.

I have no doubt that Hong Kong would be

prepared (ŷ they did not expect) to spread their drawing on any approved allocation for this purpose

that period,

over

old in

5

I wore an

Steel's letter of the 24

24" July

W the suggestion that funds might more

appropriately be found for 12 is purpose from

Board

Trade vdes.

am qualped to

This is not a matter on

which

5 I I can fully comment. and But S do feel

owr

official comederation of the matter has taken us

and it wored

be help ful

S

could have early replies to Ihro letter

a

7

сори а

which (with

with enclosures)

I am sending to Steel ([feed]

And

Coe URAM Aks

bound to observe that antance

telecommunication's has

for aeronautical

in the past been given

from

C.). el funds and the last time Steel's

finger pointed any where

assistance

it was

hü letter

wi

28a Narch.

an

a

possible

Samree

your

ģ

direction. I refer to

of

6. Hong Kong has

indicated that a

dearen

hand

much longer delayed.

on the project cannot be

Moreover

It will not be long before

comederable Parlamentiary interest in

the

The question

our anvtance for the project will be resumed. 5 must therefore shortly adrize

my

Niinter where

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