布政司署
香港下亞厘畢道
CONFIDENTIAL
DIEU
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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT ROAD
HONG KONG
**OUR REF.: (71) in SGD L/M 2/87
來函檔號 YOUR REF.:
Alan Paul, Esq.,
Hong Kong Department,
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
26 July 1989
Mr Wood
Spoken., 16/8.
HKC 225/1
Mr Cannon
NC.
Dear Alam,
Pl discuss (with
NC 16/8
Commonwealth War Graves
papers)
of
We have given further thought to the question Commonwealth War Graves and the useful points in your letter dated 13 April 89. We have now come to the conclusion that the security of tenure of the two CWGC cemeteries should be raised in the Land Commission in the context of a general proposal to use Deeds of Appropriation for all future private cemeteries.
As regards the points raised in paragraph 3
of your letter, we have the following comments :
to
(a) As explained in paragraph 13 of our discussion paper, the HKG before 1997 and the HKSARG thereafter would under clause 8 of the Deed of Appropriation continue to contribute the maintenance cost of the Stanley Military Cemetery. The amount involved is, however,
insignificant (HKG's share was $68,000 HK dollars for 1988/89) and I therefore see no strong need to draw the attention of the Chinese side specifically to ✓this minor financial commitment.
If they
(b)
re suggested
they may wish to appont anther
agent,
not should
themselves
should
raise questions on maintenance costs, we would of course provide the information and explain the rationale for the cost sharing. I am now able to confirm that there are no arrangements for HKG to share maintenance costs of public cemeteries.
We agree that the CWGC should appoint, before 1997, an agent to look after their interests the Director of Urban Services
in place
of
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