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2.

were of

Course

concerned about

The possible impact in Hong Kong

of any such proposal,

such proposal, and it was

agreed

that when official consideration

here was further advanced

world

your views

views.

seek your

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in ema

being examined at official level :-

(a) As part of its policy to and

(6)

development in former British dependent territories,

H.M.G.

world be willing to connder

as from 1st Apoch, 1971

assuming responsibility for the Cost (and direct payment) of pensions to expatriate officers in respect of pre-independence

Government service. The

assumption of such a

responsibility

world be taken into account

in

determining the total

amount of aid a country might receive for all purposes having regard to needs and to The funds available in the and programine.

An extension of the above

offer to include

to include those

dependent temtorie's having

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