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Sing Po (30.9.71)

(Estimated circulation : 193,000)

British ake, land and naval forces

stationed in Hong Kong total almost

10,000 members. From now on, the

garrison fee will be doubled. No final

decision has been reached as to whether

Hong Kong Government could bear this cost.

英國駐港海陸空三軍

刹

港府能否負袒仍未作最後決定

Kung Sheung Yat Po (30.9.71)

(Estimated circulation: 60,000)

It is rumoured that Britain has asked

Hong Kong Government to increase its

contribution to the defence coste.

In the next five years Hong Kong has to pay $60 million.

博英要求港府

增加軍費負擔

今後五年須付六千萬鎊