TNAG-0310-FCO40-346-Contributions-of-Hong-Kong-for-costs-of-maintaining-military-1971 — Page 7

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South China Morning Post (7.10.71)

Governor saves $280m in defence costs

Hongkong's contribution towards the upkeep of the British garrison has been scaled down from £60 million (HK$840 million) - initially requested by the United Kingdom Government - to 440 million ($569 million).

A year of hard bargaining

BY OUR OWN CONRESPONDENT

Defence

costs

Hard bargaining