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Francial position.

Bilateral finamad and to HK is may retified. applying normal aid criteria. In 1969, pe capita

World Bank (BRD. 1971)

Income

was

beenrening

Syr foreenst

secal

acanding to the IBRD,

пре The HK look has

US $ 850. The HK

Тынк

Gut has

ranky imply in budget for

1969-70:

(₤44 million in 1970/1) and and the

perfectly able to raise local trans of two wither

and

that the most recent estimate (Sept. 1971)

19.ts foreign Xchange

HKK 5/31.

Holmes is

₤682 mill.

which about Bor million are official reserves

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