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implications of a £35M force
studies would be given by early February. 19A. CBF Hong Kong would be content to participate in a study laying out the, 20. The UK team undertook to report the Governor's views but
they observed that a 50% contribution by Hong Kong to the total
cost of a £35M garrison fell far below the figure of 75;%
deciued upon by UK Ministers. Graduation from a starting
proportion of 40% would impose a yet further penalty on the
Defence Budget in the years immediately ahead which xxx were
likely to be as difficult for the Ministry of Defence as for
Hong Kong.
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The following action is now being initiated in the MOD:
(a) Trimming the estimated cost of the "reduced" garrison
and removing clements not attributable to Hong Kong.
possible adjustment's described. The matter, Fc-reate in paragraphs 8 and 9 are being
studied and the estimate of the cost of the garrison
:
amended
attributable to Hong Kong will be adjusted as appropriate,
(c)(b) The size and cost of
Without prejudice to
the garrison
the views of
the Chiefs of ot
any decisions which may be taren by;
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or Ministers, options will be/costea of a garrison costing
possibly
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about £35M including an all-Gurkha Army teeth/unit
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force) and/other preliminary work will be done to enable
of the implications and costs if the various options
a detailed study/to be undertaken quickly with CBF
Hong Kong
decide.
should the Chiefs of Staff and Ministers so
the
and
Hong Kong government
(a) The UK and Hong Kong contributions
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A joint note by MOD, Treasury and FCO officials will be
prepared, in consultation with the Calinet Office, for
submission to Ministers, after clearance as appropriate
by the Chiefs of Staff and the Defence Review Steering
Committee. This will cover (a) (c) of this paragraph
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