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IMMEDIATE

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FM HONG KONG 122941Z

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TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.819 OF 12 AUGUST.

FOR LORD GORONWY ROBERTS FROM GOVERNOR.

YOUR TELNO.623.

LAST

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1. I AM GRATEFUL FOR YOUR FORBEARANCE IN NOT ATTEMPTING TO PUSH

ME FURTHER AT THIS STAGE. TO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO INCLUDE CONTRIBUTORY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT WOULD HAVE BEEN CONTRARY TO BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND POLITICAL ADVISE AND COULD JEOPARDISE THE

WHOLE PACKAGE.

2. I SHOULD HOPE IT WILL PROVE POSSIBLE TO MEET YOUR DEADLINE

OF THE END OF 1980.

3. THE INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE FROM REVENUE (1.E EXCLUDING THE PROPOSED CONTRIBUTORY SCHEME) ON THIS COMPLEX OF FOUR NEW SCHEMES OR EXTENSIONS OF OLD ONES WILL AMOUNT TO AN AVERAGE OF H.K DOLLARS TWO FOUR TWO MILLION EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, OR H.K DOLLARS ONE TWO ONE ZERO MILLION OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD. SO IT IS A CONSIDERABLE ADDITION TO EXPENDITURE ALREADY UNDERTAKEN IN THESE FIELD, AND MORE IMPORTANT LAYS A SOUND AND COMPREHENSIVE BASIS ON WHICH TO BUILD. DETAILS ARE

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