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AID

1.

Britain at present supplies hardly any aid to

Hong Kong. There are minor amounts for educational

assistance and the VSO programme. This is because the

ODA do not consider the Colony aid-worthy in view of

their large financial resources. They are, however,

committed in principle to providing £400,000 for

technical institutes. Of this amount, £100,000 has

been earmarked for the Morrison Hill Institute.

present, two further technical institutes are proposed,

for each of which £100,000 is earmarked.

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Morrison

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During the S of S's visit to Hong Kong, an under-

standing was reached about aid. The Governor has pointe

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d out that, whilst Hong Kong might not have an economical

need for aid, it does have a political need for outward

and visible signs of a special and beneficial relation-

ship with the UK. Carefully-selected aid, even if of

comparatively small amounts, could meet this need. In

view of the criteria for aid normally applied, it seemed

useful for proposals to be made which involved a British

interst, or which were educational, or both. Two sub-

jects which suggested themselves were accordingly navi- gational aids for Kaitak airport; and equipment for the

Polytechnic.

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