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I have spoken with Mr Griffiths of Finance Department about the possibility of getting any funds for 1990-91 to enable us to increase our contributions by 5%, or £100,000, to £2.1 million. Mr Griffiths says that he is unable to meet continuing recurrent commitments out of his contingency reserve: he must be sure that he

Therefore, unless has continuing funds for any continuing activity. something can be cut or unless he has a very firm promise from the Treasury of funding in future years, he cannot help us.

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a high CRD have made it pretty plain that they do not see it as priority to fund this additional commitment by cutting other areas.

E There is nothing in the PS bid for 1991/92 for an extra 5% an extra 10%, which is probably what we would be looking at in that year. There is still just time to get something in to the PS bid for 1991/92 although it is in fact already in the Private Office. If we can get something in, and if the Treasury indicate firmly that they will be prepared to fund it, then Mr Griffiths would be prepared to look at his contingency reserve for 1990/91.

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3. All this is not very encouraging at this stage and we may have to go back to the Hong Kong Government to say that we cannot promise anything for 1990/91 but that we have put in a bid for 1991/92 to increase our contribution by 10%: ie to make up for two years of

inflation.

13 February 1990

ROZARZ

Michl Ustore

M V Stone