DSR 11 (Revised)
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CONSULATE-GENERAL AND RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION IN
HONG KONG AFTER 1997
1. Sir R Evans, in his letter of 19 December, expresses
some concern at our first estimate of the necessary
establishment for the future Consulate-General at
Hong Kong.
Also attached for reference is the PUS's
letter of 7 November to Sir E Youde.
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2. As the PUS noted in paragraph 6 of his letter, the
present estimate does indeed look very large. But, as
puints out
Sir R Evans notes, the Embassy in Peking may grow between
now and 1997. I think we need to continue to base our
estimates on expected need and not be over-influenced
comparison
by (the relationship with the size of the Embassy. If the
Consulate-General needs to be larger, at least to begin
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