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6TH MONTH
STAGE 3B : 2,000 PLACES COMPLETED
20
7TH MONTH
STAGE 4B : 2,000 PLACES COMPLETED
20
ONE YEAR
THE BALANCE OF FUNDS
25
(INCLUDING RETENTION FUNDS DURING MAINTENANCE GUARANTEE PERIOD)
170
110750
MDHIAN~70
2.
(B) THE TOTAL ESTIMATE OF HKD 170 MILLION INCLUDES A STANDARD CONTINGENCY SUM OF HKD 20 MILLION TO COVER ANY COST INCREASES. THE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE WITH STAGES 1 AND 2 BUT
WE ARE LOOKING AT PURCHASING THE PREFABRICATED UNITS FROM ANOTHER SOURCE WHICH MIGHT SAVE UP TO HKD 15 MILLION.
(C) EACH STAGE OF WHITEHEAD CAN ACCOMMODATE 4,000 PEOPLE. ON PRESENT PLANS, ONCE STAGES 3 AND 4 OF THE WHITEHEAD PROJECT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THE TOTAL CAPACITY OF THE CAMP WILL BE 16,000. IF WE WERE TO USE TWO STOREY UNITS FOR THE DORMITORIES WE WOULD BE ABLE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE CAMP. WHETHER OR NOT CAPACITY WAS INCREASED, STAGES 3 AND 4 WOULD NOT/NOT BE AVAILABLE TO MEET A MAJOR INFLUX DURING THE SUMMER IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WE WOULD SOMEHOW HAVE TO PRODUCE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION UNTIL THE WORK ON STAGES 3 AND 4 CAN BE COMPLETED.
(D) THE CHEAPER OPTION FOR WHITEHEAD STAGES 3 AND 4 WOULD MEAN CUTTING OUT THE ADMINISTRATION BLOCK, THE MEDICAL SERVICES AREA AND THE RECREATIONAL AREAS. IT WOULD ALSO MEAN REDUCING
THE SECURITY STANDARDS BY BUILDING A SINGLE RATHER THAN A DOUBLE FENCE. WE HAVE YET TO DECIDE ON THE DESIGN OF THE DORMITORIES FOR THIS VERSION OF STAGES 3 AND 4. IT SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AS SUCH: IT WOULD SIMPLY BE A CHEAP VERSION OF THE EARLIER STAGES, WHICH MIGHT NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO THE FULL DESIGN OVER TIME, AND DEPENDING ON HOW LONG VBP NEEDED TO BE ACCOMODATED THERE.
UNHCR ARE UNLIKELY TO AGREE TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE
COST OF DETENTION CENTRE ACCOMMODATION EVEN ON THE BASIS OF AN INTERNATIONAL APPEAL. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE DOUBTFUL ABOUT THE PROSPECTS OF THE APPEAL EVEN FOR THE PILLAR POINT REFUGEE CAMP. UKMIS GENEVA WILL BE BETTER PLACED TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION BUT FROM WHAT WE KNOW OF UNHCR'S FINANCIAL POSITION IT IS UNLIKELY THAT A CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE FORTHCOMING.
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