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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

29 January 1988

RG Bridge Esq

Education and Manpower Branch

Government Secretariat

HONG KONG

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De Rom.

1.

Thank you for your letter of 28 December. I am sorry not to have replied

sooner.

2.

I have now heard from the Overseas Development Administration in response to my earlier enquiries about the possibility of a British contribution towards the

I am afraid establishment of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. their reaction is a disappointing one. Having consulted the Department of Trade and Industry, they have concluded that the commercial arguments for assistance are not particularly strong. From ODA's point of view, ATP support would apparently be inappropriate in view of Hong Kong's high GNP and the absence of regular bilateral aid funds on which they could draw.

It will no doubt But I will

I propose however to return to the charge with the DTI. be a long haul and there can of course be no guarantee of success. keep you informed of any progress.

3.

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CO Hum

Hong Kong Department