'
SECRAT UK BYS A
BIES A
a.
£3.925M
D
£0.475M
£0.6M
C
Foreign exchange costs of 4 major units
plus support (excluding works)
Minor works and maintenance to be carried
out by Hong Kong Government
Contribution to major new works
5. In 1969, to avoid any repetition of the atmosphere of crisis
which the 1966 negotiations had.created in Hong Kong, the
Governor proposed that for the next agreement he should assess
the maximum sum he thought the Colony could be persuaded to pay
and he would attempt to settle this unofficially with HMG before
putting it to his Executive Council and Finance Committee for There was Conswein agreement.
the use
on the
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given to 6. While this proposal was successful in that it avoided any
crisis, it involved a series of exchanges between Hong Kong and
London covering well over a year. It was not until October 1971 hipity that Ministers and the Hong Kong authorities agreed a contribution
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A Cin
of £40 over 5 years from 1st April 1971 made up as follows:-
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Year
Cash Contribution
Capital Works
Maintenance and
Total
Minor Works
1971-72
2.4
2.9
2.2
7.5
1972-73
2.4
2.9
2.2
7.5
1973-74
2.4
3.4
2.2
8.0
1974-75
2.4
3.9
2.2
8.5
1975-76
2.4
3.9
2.2
8.5
Totals
12.0
17.0
11.0
40.0
At this time the overall cost of the Garrison for 1971/72 was
estimated at £26.4M.
7. The agreement recording this form of contribution from 1st April
1971 was later set down in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which
SECHET UK EYES A