RESTRICTED
FM FCO
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 925
OF 28173OZ APRIL 89
RESTRICTED
HKB 011/3
TOP COPY
330
024021 MDHOAN 0179
FAC: HMS TAMAR
1.
WE ARE PREPARING BRIEFING FOR THE PUS'S SESSION WITH THE FAC
ON 3 MAY. ONE AREA WHICH MAY COME UP IS ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TENURE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES BUILDING, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND SOME MEMBERS OF THE FAC MAY CONSIDER TO BE A GOOD SITE FOR THE FUTURE
BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE LAND IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GARRISON AT NO COST, AND THAT THE BUILDING (BUILDING) WAS PROVIDED BY HKG AS PART OF
REPROVISIONING FROM THE VICTORIA
BARRACKS SITE. BUT AN OFFICIAL IN MOD RECALLS THAT THE
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS BUILDING MAY BE NON-STANDARD, AND THE MOD MAY IN SOME SENSE OWN IT. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION OF THE POSITION, IF POSSIBLE DESKBY 02093OZ.
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