WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1987
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FS LEAVES FOR DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT TALKS
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR PIERS JACOBS, LEFT HONG KONG THIS EVENING (WEDNESDAY) FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM WHERE HE WILL MEET THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE FOR PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON NEGOTIATING THE DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT AS THE PRESENT DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT EXPIRES ON MARCH 31, 1988, IT WAS THEREFORE NECESSARY TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MINISTRY ON THE TERMS OF A SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENT.
MR JACOBS WILL LEAD A SMALL HONG KONG TEAM IN THE TALKS WHICH INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SECURITY AND FINANCE BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT.
THE TALKS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO LAST SEVERAL DAYS, WILL START ON MAY 21 AFTER MR JACOBS COMPLETES SOME LEAVE IN THE UK. SUBSEQUENT ROUNDS OF TALKS WILL BE HELD IN LONDON AND HONG KONG.
TAI HANG TUNG STORAGE SITE TO LET
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*C A STORAGE SITE AT TAI HANG TUNG, KOWLOON, IS TO BE LET ON SHORT-TERM TENANCY BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS' DEPARTMENT.
MEASURING ABOUT 4 000 SQUARE METRES AND SITUATED BETWEEN TAT CHEE AVENUE AND TO YUEN STREET, THE SITE IS FOR STORING GOODS OR PARKING, INCLUDING BUSES, COACHES AND MINI-BUSES, BUT NOT PRIVATE CARS AND GOODS VEHICLES.
THE TENANCY IS FOR SIX MONTHS, RENEWABLE MONTHLY AFTERWARDS.
TENDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON ON MAY 29.
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