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in its Reserves.

taken to avoid a plethora of

entering the public debate on this

(c) Care should be

figures

issue.

Future presentation of key costings,

which should be kept as simple as possible,

required very careful handling and it was

pointed out that the Legislative Council's

Finance Committee would probably require more

information when considering requests to

approve expenditure on the project next year,

than it had been given to-date.

DECISION

briefing

The Council noted the contents of the

Secretary and the

The Council's advice

given by the Financial

Secretary for the Treasury.

should be sought on the

strategy to be

public of

publicity/public relations

adopted prior to the release to the

information on the Airport Core Programme,

in particular on its financial aspects.

IN ATTENDANCE

Mr N.W.H. MACLEOD

Secretary for the Treasury

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