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(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

the Government should continue to negotiate with CMB a memorandum of understanding along the lines of the draft at Annex F (paragraph 23);

the Government should continue discreetly to develop contingency plans to cover any breakdown in negotiations with CMB (paragraphs 25 to 27);

amendments to the Public Omnibus Services Ordinance should be drafted along the lines indicated in paragraph 28 and submitted to Council for further consideration; and

as regards the roll-forward of the two companies' franchises, their advice should be sought at a later date when the memoranda of understanding have been agreed and the Ordinance has been amended.

(The Secretary for the Environment (Mr D. J. C. JONES),

the the Commissioner for Trans port (Acting) (Mr P. F. LEEDS), Principal Crown Counsel (Mr B. P. CLANCY) and the Chief Treasury Accountant/Economic Services Branch (Mr A. D. CLARK) will attend before the Council for the discussion of this item).

28th December 1979

(CR 69/581/74 VI)

G.S. 166

CONFIDENTIAL