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(V) REPLACE QUOTE WOULD BE WITHIN OUR MEANS UNQUOTE AT THE END OF THE SAME SENTENCE WITH QUOTE WILL BE NECESSARY UNQUOTE
(VI) REVISE THE SECOND HALF OF THE FINAL SENTENCE TO READ: QUOTE
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SPECIFIC SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMME, WHICH WE INTEND SHOULD BE
READY BY THE END OF 1977 AND, SUBJECT TO THE VIEWS OF HON MEMBERS SHOULD BEGIN TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN 1978 UNQUOTE.
SOCIAL (C) HOUSING
7. I HAVE NO COMMENTS EXCEPT THAT, IN REFERRING TO HOUSING STANDARDS, I SHOULD PREFER YOU TO SAY THAT THESE WILL BE RAISED QUOTE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UNQUOTE (AND NOT QUOTE AS AND WHEN POSSIBLE UNQUOTE ).YOU MIGHT ALSO ADD THAT THE IMPROVEMENT IN STANDARDS WILL NOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NUMBER OF PERSONS BEING HOUSED. SOCIAL (D) EDUCATION
8. I HAVE NO COMMENTS ON YOUR PASSAGE ON FURTHER EDUCATION. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW IF YOU WERE TO REPEAT YOUR ALREADY ANNOUNCED PLAN FOR THE PROVISION OF FREE CR ASSISTED SECONDARY EDUCATION BETWEEN NOW AND 1980 (PARAGRAPH 9 OF ANNEX D TO THE PLANNING PAPER).
INSTITUTIONS
9. WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT ACTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IN MOST CASES ANNOUNCED, ON THE MEASURES IN (A) TO (E) OF SECTION (IV) TO PARAGRAPH 23 IN ANNEX C TO THE PLANNING PAPER, IT WOULD AGAIN BE USEFUL FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW IF YOU COULD COVER THESE IN YOUR STATEMENT. THIS APART, I THINK THAT THE FOURTH SENTENCE IN YOUR PASSAGE ON THE EXPANSION OF LEGCO MIGHT BE PICKED ON AS A FOCUS FOR ARGUMENT AND ACCUSATIONS OF TOO MUCH SATISFACTION. INSTEAD OF QUOTE THIS CAN NO LONGER BE SAID UNQUOTE COULD YOU NOT SAY QUOTE THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE THEREFORE PARTICULARLY
WELCOME UNQUOTE QUERY
10. SEE MIFT FOR COMMENTS ON YOUR TELNO 978.
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