DSR 11 (Revised)
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I wrote to you on 18 October 1979 about the case
of your constituent, Mrs C V Penhearow. I have now re-
ceived from the Hong Kong Government further information
on her request for compensation for the loss she suffered
from the fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Hong
Kong dollar. I am sorry about the delay in letting you
have this substantive reply; Hong Kong's researches on the
subject have however been very comprehensive.
The Hong Kong Secretary for the Civil Service has now
reconsidered this case in detail but has had to conclude
that there are insufficient grounds for him to approach
the Hong Kong legislature for additional funds to
compensate Mrs Penhearow.
In reaching this conclusion, he has had to take into
account the fact that the sums due to Mrs Penhearow were
for payment in Hong Kong dollars. The delays which
occurred before the payments could be made (and which were
the cause of Mrs Penhearow's loss) were not unreasonable
in the circumstances.
Indeed, the Secretary for the
Civil Service appears to have gone out of his way to try
to speed up the process.
He personally arranged for one
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