TNAG-0275-FCO40-311-Development-of-Kai-Tak-airport-at-Hong-Kong-1970 — Page 22

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plans have been laid in Hongking for

| Development of the

and the passenger handling

runway

facilities

in

preparation for the

abvent

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Jumbo aircraft.

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1967 the governor approached

HMG. for

in the cook

assistance

of construction

them

estimates to crot

crot about $ HK go million. At

first this

request

put in

the form of

but subsequently

it

was altered to

a

quest for

loan from HMG.

2.

This request fell

ov

very skony ground for

in a particularly

prom

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A

раде,

varicly of reasons

The British ecommy

healthy state; business antrate in Hong Kong

as the Colmy already

the Colony's

surplus

revenue

even

had substantial

account

booming

eserves in London;

in continuing and increasing

the expectations of the Financial Secretary,

Discussed

at fficial level in Whitehall the

above

When the matter

Trecoury were

not whally opprocd

condita that it

not" new"

матем.

to

mey being provided

Ite

Thing would not have Rejected

to the money having been frund by UDM from

catyrically reprod

the grou

that tic

then

latis fical criteria. Another posibility

and

funds.

but QDM

is not "and worthy" by

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