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(b) that the additional contribution should be

$35 million.

The Council understood that supplementary finan 1

provision would be sought in the current year if and when

it became necessary to meet payments.

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The Governor said it would be damaging if the cision

to make an additional contribution became public at this

time. Since all that was involved was implementati " (fa

clause of an agreement already entered into, and si

additional expenditure was to be expected this year n

announcement was necessary at this stage, and meanw

the decision should be kept strictly confidential.

Sir Y.K. KAN abstained.

(The Secretary for Security (Mr L.M. DAVIES), the Principal

Assistant Financial Secretary (1)(Mr E.B. WIGGIAM) and the Senior

Cost Control Officer (Mr LAU Wah-sum) attended before the Council

for the discussion of this item).

36€

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