B) WE SHOULD CLEAR UP THE CONFUSION THAT SEEMS TO EXIST LOCALLY ABOUT THE COST OF THE GURKHAS WHO HAVE BEEN SENT FROM THE HONG KONG GARRISON TO THE GULF. IT IS APPARENTLY WIDELY THOUGHT THAT THESE ARE STILL BEING FINANCED MAINLY BY HKG UNDER THE DCA. THIS NOT/NOT THE CASE AND I HAVE TOLD MEMBERS OF EXCO THEY ARE FREE TO
SAY SO.
C) THERE IS WIDESPREAD FEELING AMONG THE COMMUNITY THAT IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE FOR ANY FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY HONG KONG TO BE USED FOR HUMANITARIAN AND REHABILITATION PURPOSES. MEMBERS AGREED HOWEVER THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE MADE A CONDITION OF OUR CONTRIBUTION, ALTHOUGH THEY HOPED THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THE FUNDS MIGHT BE USED FOR THESE PURPOSES.
S. WE CONSIDERED DELAYING A DECISION EITHER TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO ABSORB THE ISSUE OA TO WAIT FOR A FORMAL REQUEST. BUT, BECAUSE OF CHINESE NEW YEAR, DELAY WOULD MEAN NOT PUTTING A PAPER TO FINANCE COMMITTEE UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY AT THE EARLIEST. MY VIEW WHICH EXCO SUPPORTED,
IS THAT, IF WE ARE GOING TO ACT WE SHOULD DO SO SOON, AND THAT THERE IS SOME ADVANTAGE IN DOING SO IN ADVANCE OF A FORMAL REQUEST.
6.
THIS AFTERNOON. ALLEN LEE CHAIRED AN INFORMAL INTERNAL MEETING OF LEGCO. THERE WAS A FAIRLY EVEN SPLIT OF OPINION AMONG THOSE PRESENT. BUT HE HAS CONFIRMED HIS PREVIOUS ADVICE THAT A MAJORITY OF MEMBERS OF LEGCO ARE LIKELY TO SUPPORT A PROPOSAL THAT A CONTRIBUTION TO BE MADE TO HMG'S WAR COSTS, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER WHO OPPOSE. THIS WILL INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE NORMALLY CLOSE TO THE CHINESE.
RE
7. WE WILL NOW PUT A PROPOSAL TO FINANCE COMMI EE ON A FERAUARY.
THIS WIL
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CFFECT THAT A CONTRIBUTION OF HAD230 MILLION SHOULD BE MADE TO AMB, AND THAT NO CONDITION WILL BE ATTACHED 70 THIS. BUT
PAPER WILL SAY WE WILL EXPRESS THE HOPE THAT SOME THE MONEY CAN BE USED FOR HUMANITARIAN NON-MILITARY PURPOSES.
OF
WILSON
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