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Wednesday, October 4, 1972
LONDON OFFICE MOVES TO MAYFAIR
After 11 years in Pall Mall, the London Office of the Hong Kong
Government is moving to new premises at 6 Grafton Street, an area which
has been described as the heart of the banking and commercial district
of Mayfair.
The dove will be made on Friday, October 13.
The now office has a usable floor area of about 13,575 square feet.
At first the London Office will occupy about 9,000 square feet with the
surplus space available for future expansion. In the meantime it will
be let on short lease to suitable sub-tenants.
As well as housing all the existing sections of the London Office -
administration, commercial relations, Chinese liaison, students, government
training, and information
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the new office will have an enlarged library
and, for the first time, a public reading room.
A reception room will be reserved for use of members of the
Executive and Legislative Councils, senior government officers and members
of trade and other officially-sponsored Hong Kong delegations who are in London.
The house at No. 6 Grafton Street has historical associations.
It
is montioned in George Clinch's "Mayfair and Belgravia", where he speaks of
"Lord Henniker's house, No. 6 Grafton Street, containing a room expressly
built for the purpose of entertaining George IV".
This room, which has been restored to its original condition, will be
used as the conference room of the new Hong Kong Government Office.
Note to Editors:
Photographs of the new London Office will be distributed separately in the G.I.S. Press Boxes this evening.
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