Present:
DEFENCE COSTS
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Record of the Third Plenary Meeting at
Government House on 31 October 1975
UK
HK
Minister of State
H.E.
for Defence
Mr. Andrew
Cdre. Perowne
Mr. O'Keeffe
Mr. Jones
C.S.
F.S.
S for S
Mr. Ward
Mr. Thorpe
Mr.
Sandars
DIS
Mr. Wiggham Mr. Jenney PS/GH
Advisers
C.B.F.
Capt.-in-Charge
C.R.A.F.
Col. Tillotson
Col. Palmer
Mr. Russell-Croucher
H.E. said that the HK Government was prepared to agree
to a new Defence Costs Agreement along the following lines:
HK's contribution to defence costs should be:
1976/77
1977/78
1978/79
50%
62.5%
75%
and 75% thereafter for the currency of the agreement which should be for as long as possible, preferably for 10 but not less than
7 years.
2.
A time schedule for the release of MOD land (including repro- visioning by the HK Government where appropriate) should be agreed and annexed to the agreement.
3.
allow:
This time schedule should include provisions that would
a) vacant possession of Kai Tak that would
coincide with or be very closely related
to the increase to 62.5%
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