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5. Mr Brown (OED), speaking on the cost implications reported
that news from the PES round was not encouraging.
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funding for the new Consulate General was secure, but
Financial Years 2 and 3 (when most of our expenditure would
occur) had been targeted by the Treasury to take the bulk of
necessary real cuts in our capital expenditure programme.
increase the budgeted cost, in order to accommodate extra
car parking, would almost certainly mean identifying savings
elsewhere from other much needed FCO projects.
Mr Cooke
(Security Department) put on record the security view - the
less cars the better and preferably a minimum of non-staff
cars.
Having considered the arguments, the committee decided on
balance that the proposal for extra car parking places should
be rejected.
6.
SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS
7. The committee agreed to the amendments proposed to the
Schedule of Requirements (SOR).
STAFFING OF FUTURE CONSULATE GENERAL
8. There followed discussion about the staffing paper (Hong
Kong Future Consulate General: Transition from the British
Trade Commission) circulated by HKD. Mr Hum requested a
clarification of the wording in the section on immigration and
passport work. This should reflect the fact that BDTCS would
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