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than in the United Kingdom. The Agreement makes provision
for reviews of any aspect of the costs or composition of the
garrison, including the cost of the support elements, with
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any savings being shared in the same proportion as the
contributions.
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HMG has undertaken to release land currently occupied by
the Services at Kai Tak (about 120 acres) and at Victoria
Barracks (43 acres) in the years in which the Hong Kong
contribution increases to 62% and 75% (1977/78 and 1978/79
respectively), subject to the reprovision elsewhere of essential
Service facilities by the Hong Kong Government. These two
areas are already the property of the Hong Kong Government,
which will bear the full cost of reprovisioning. The Agreement
also makes provision for the release for civil use of other
land and buildings no longer required by the British Services.
5. HMG is satisfied that this Agreement is a fair one and
in the interests of both Governments. Hong Kong will have the
assurance of a continued British garrison; and for HMG the
Agreement will provide a valuable contribution to the Defence
Budget.
Ministry of Defence, London
19 December 1975
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