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EXPENDITURE UNDER THE PROGRAMMES DURING THE PERIOD OF AGREEMENT

SHALL BE SPREAD AS EVENLY AS POSSIBLE AND SHALL NOT EXCEED

DOLLARS......... ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANNEX B. THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION WILL BE DOLLARS....... PERCENT OF THE ACTUAL

EXPENDITURE UNDER THE PROGRAMMES FROM 1ST APRIL 1976 TO 31ST MARCH

1977,....... PERCENT OF SUCH EXPENDITURE FROM 1ST APRIL 1977 TO 31ST MARCH 1978, AND ......... PERCENT OF SUCH EXPENDITURE THEREAFTER AND THE REMAINING AMOUNTS OF SUCH EXPENDITURE WILL BE SET OFF

AGAINST THE QUARTERLY PAYMENTS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 3.''

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7. AS A CONSEQUENCE, WE WOULD REPLACE OLD PARAGRAPH 8 (NOW

ABSORBED IN NEW PARAGRAPH 5) BY THE FOLLOWING:

''THE PROGRAMMES OF WORKS SERVICES PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 5

WILL BE AGREED AND IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF

WORKS PROCEDURES TO BE AGREED BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERNMENTS.''

THIS SUPERCEDES PARAGRAPH 9 IN OUR TELNO 1159 OF 17TH NOVEMBER. FURTHER CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO THE SECOND AND THIRD SENTENCES OF PARA 3 WHERE WE SHOULD SUBSTITUTE WORKS

SERVICES' FOR THE WORDS CAPITAL WORKS MAINTENANCE AND MINOR WORKS.''

8. AT THE TIME OF MR. RODGERS' VISIT WE DID NOT AGREE THE ACTUAL

ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR DRAWING UP THE

CAPITAL WORKS AND MAINTENANCE AND MINOR WORKS PROGRAMMES TO WHICH WE REFERRED IN PARAGRAPH 3(B) OF OUR TELEGRAM 924 OF 18TH SEPTEMBER 1975 AND WHICH, IN YOUR TELEGRAM 755 OF 2ND OCTOBER, YOU SAID WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION. THIS NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN INTO THE STATEMENT

OF WORKS PROCEDURES, COULD WE KNOW THE OUTCOME PLEASE?

ROBERTS

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MR ANDREWS AUS MOD