TNAG-2749-FCO40-3964-Economic-situation-in-Hong-Kong-1993 — Page 203

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7.

In the past, these

officials have suggested that

HKG should seek to reduce the

social services (e.g., by not

real level of spending on

increasing social security

payments in line with inflation). These latest comments

show that the CPG remains keen to find ways of preventing

any substantial improvement in this area.

CC CS

PS/GH

تم

(Leo F Goodstadt)

Head, CPU

20.1.1993

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