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COUNCILLORS EXPRESSED GRAVE RESERVATION ABOUT THE DEAL UNQUOTE. WHAT THE CHAIRMAN ACTUALLY SAID WAS AS FOLLOWS:

''THE PANEL WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO COME TO A VIEW ON THE

QUESTION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE ABSENCE OF DETAILS AND INDICATIONS OF LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO THE HKG. HOWEVER, SOME MEMBERS HAD EXPRESSED RESERVATIONS ON SUCH ASSISTANCE. THE PANEL WOULD MAKE A REPORT TO THE FULL OMELCO MEETING ON FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 1988 !!

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REACTION OF THE OMELCO MEMBERS PRESENT CAN TO SOME EXTENT BE PUT DOWN TO THE WISH BY NEW MEMBERS TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND BY FORMER MEMBERS TO REESTABLISH THEIR POSITION AT THE START OF THE NEW LEGCO SESSION. EITHER WAY, WE SHALL HAVE TO HANDLE MATTERS TACTFULLY.

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PS/LORD GLENARTHUR

PS MR EGGAR

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MR GILLMORE

MR SLATER

MR MCLAREN

MR PATTEN ODA

MR J MACHIN DISASTER UNIT ODA

MR FLESHER B1 DIV HO LUNAR HSE

HKGO LONDON

MR G-HARRISON ODA

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