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THIS WILL BE THE REACTION OF OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ME, SOUTH KOREA IS THE ONLY ONE OF OUR NEIGHBOURS SO FAR TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW WHETHER SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, THAILAND AND THE PHILIPPINES HAVE BEEN APPROACHED AND, IF SO, WITH WHAT RESPONSE.
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ANOTHER FACTOR COULD BE WHETHER THERE IS SOME INTERNATIONAL FUND TO WHICH HONG KONG MIGHT CONTRIBUTE AND WHA SORT OF PROJECTS MIGHT BE INVOLVED. PARA 3 OF YOUR TUR SUGGESTED THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME IDEAS ON THESE LINES. IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO KNOW WHAT THESE MIGHT BE BEFORE I TAKE THIS ANY FURTHER BY, E.G. AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION WITH EXCO.
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IF, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT DOES SEEM SENSIBLE TO TAKE THIS FORWARD, AND NOT SIMPLY A QUESTION OF SADDLING US ALL WITH MORE PROBLEMS THAN WE WOULD SOLVE, I WOULD NOT EXPECT HONG KONG TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE A VERY LARGE CONTRIBUTION. I TAKE IT THAT, AT YOUR END, THE SYMBOLISM WOULD BE AS IMPORTANT AS THE ACTUAL FIGURES.
WILSON
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10
DISTRIBUTION
10
NO DISTRIBUTION
PS
PS/MR WALDEGRAVE PS/LORD CAITHNESS
MR MCLAREN
MR FAIRWEATHER MR R A BURNS
HD/EMERGENCY UNIT (PASSED)
HD/HKD
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