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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 2110OOZ FCO
TELNO 2441
OF 21020OZ JULY 89
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YOUR TELNO 1540 : VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
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THE TOTAL ESTIMATE FOR THE WHITEHEAD 2(C) PROJECT IS HKD 30
MILLION. THIS INCLUDES HKD 20 MILLION FOR SITE FORMATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, FENCING AND INSTALLATION OF ROMNEYS, AND 10 MILLION FOR PURCHASE OF ROMNEYS. THE HKD 20 MILLION HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID OUT OF OUR DETENTION CENTRE PROJECT VOTE AND WORKS ARE IN PROGRESS.
THE ORIGINAL LEI YUE MUN PROPOSAL WAS MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF
THE NEED TO FENCE OFF A MORE EXTENSIVE ARE THAN WHITEHEAD 2(C). THE LATTER IS THEREFORE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE AND WILL ACCOMMODATE 9,000 VBP.
2. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE FAXED LIST OF PROJECTS/EXPENSES. WE ASSUME THAT ITEMS 5 AND 6 REFER TO THE SECOND AND THIRD BATCHES OF TENTS THAT WE RECEIVED FOR SEK KONG. ACCORDINGLY, ITEM 1(A) ON QUOTE TENTS UNQUOTE SHOULD BE DELETED. WE WOULD LIKE, HOWEVER, TO USE THE POUND STERLING 0.4 MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF SECURITY
AT SEK KONG. IN VIEW OF THE NEED TO PREPARE SEK KONG AS A DETENTION
CENTRE WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH, WE HAVE NOT SO FAR BEEN ABLE TO INSTALL A SUBSTANTIAL FENCE. A NUMBER OF VBP HAVE ESCAPED AND THIS HAS ROUSED MUCH LOCAL CONCERN. IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS ONLY PRUDENT TO INSTALL A SUBSTANTIAL SECURITY FENCE TO PREVENT FURTHER
ESCAPES.
3. WE HAVE FAXED TO YOU A REVISED LIST OF COST ESTIMATES, WITH DETAILS OF THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER TO BE HOUSED BY EACH PROJECT.
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