GRS 550
PRIORITY
CYPHER CAT/A
SECRET
RECEIVED IN
REGISTRY NO. 51
FM HONG KONG 250748Z
26 NOV 1975
SECRET
HIKIL
392
TOP COPY
TO PRIORITY F C O TELEGRAM NO 1186 OF 25 NOVEMBER.
FOR O'KEEFE.
LAST
OUR TELEGRAM NO 1179 OF 24 NOVEMBER.
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RE..
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PLEASE PASS FOLLOWING TO MACLEHOSE FROM ROBERTS (COPY TO HONG KONG COMMISSIONER LONDON).
BEGINS:-
DEFENCE COSTS.
THE JOINT WORKING PARTY SUBMITTED ITS REPORT ON 24 NOVEMBER TO
THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE AND THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG. COPIES ARE
ON THEIR WAY TO M O D AND F C O BY RAF CARRIER. O'KEEFE HAS
BEEN ASKED TO ARRANGE FOR A COPY TO BE SENT TO YOU.
2. ITS FINDINGS ARE TO THE EFFECT THAT IT IS FEASIBLE FOR THE
AREAS OF KAI TAK AND VICTORIA BARRACKS TO BE HANDED TO THE HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT BY THE DATES REQUIRED UNDER THE HEADS OF AGREEMENT
1.E. DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1977/78 FOR KAI TAK AND DURING THE
FINANCIAL YEAR 1978/79 FOR VICTORIA BARRACKS.
3. SMALL AREAS WOULD BE RETAINED AT KAI TAK FOR THE RHKAAF (8 ACRES) AND AT VICTORIA BARRACKS (FLAGSTAFF HOUSE PLUS ABOUT 3 ACRES ON
WHICH QUARTERS ESSENTIAL TO THE OPERATION OF TAMAR WOULD BE SITED). REPROVISIONING WOULD BE POSSIBLE MAINLY AT SEK KONG AND IN H.M.S.
TAMAR BY THE PRESCRIBED DATES. A NOTIONAL BALANCE IN FAVOUR OF THE
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT CAN BE SHOWN WHEN THE RETURN FROM THE SALE OF
THE LAND SURRENDERED IS SET AGAINST THE COSTS OF REPROVISIONING.
SECRET
14. THE