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(c) The
additional
expenditure should not raise
community expectations about the future
expansion of the social services.
(d)
Comment
The increased spending should be in line with
forecasts of future economic growth.
5.
These NCNA comments were predictable.
the usual failure to grasp the territory's
processes even by CPG staff with considerable
experience of the territory.
They show
budgetary
personal
6.
The
NCNA
officials did not
mean
to
be taken
literally in referring to
"balanced"
budgets.
On the
contrary, they have made clear their
hope that HKG will
continue the tradition of
substantial
budget
surpluses,
which could be inherited by the future SARG.
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