SECRET UK EYES A
responsibility for the integrity of the colony, should be
prepared to pay the greater part of the defence costs and
remind us that Hong Kong is the only dependent territory
which we expect to contribute to its own defence.
13.
As regards the details of the agreement and the terms
of the Memorandum of Understanding which has been drafted
(Appendix B to Brief E), we know that Hong Kong are particularly
interested in the capital works programme, the release of land,
and the review clause.
SECRET
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UK EYES A
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