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PERSONAL AND
CONFIDENTIAL
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16 JUN 1992
SK OFFIC
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Hong Kong Department
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You asked for the back papers in the light of
Mr Galsworthy's letter of 2 June attached.
1.
2. You will recall the limiting factors in this debate:
there is a widespread feeling (strong in the business community, shared by Stephen Day) that the Consul General should have a good representational house. I agree with
this;
it is most unlikely that we will be able to get the
Treasury to pay full market value to buy one;
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- the present Governor's view is that ExCo would not countenance another sharply discounted deal as with the
Colvin House site.
3.
Given all that, our options are limited. The Hong Kong
Government produced at the end of last year a list of 3
possible HKG houses for us to consider buying. None of them
fitted the bill. In a notably frosty exchange early this
year, Lord Caithness pressed the Governor on whether
Victoria House could be made available. The Governor ruled
this out, as his attached telegram made clear, and floated the alternative of Headquarters House. Tony Galsworthy said
at that time that he did not believe the Chinese would
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