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3. In forwarding these figures the Ministry of Defence have

pointed out:

4.

(i) that no provision has yet been included

for a possible increase in the scales of provision

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for married accomodation which Commander British

Forces has recommended,

(ii) that the revised costings still relate to

a mixed army garrison of British and Gurkha

units and that if the proportion of British

troops in the garrison were to increase, expenditure

on capital works would likewise go up,

(iii) that the revised estimates are still based

on current cost levels.

As regards (2), the details given do not altogether meet

the request in your letter of 2nd February to Sir Leslie Monson

for a breakdown of the projects to which the figures relate.

However, the Ministry of Defence have stated that information

on individual projects will, before long, be available from

the military and Ministry of Public Buildings and Works authorities

in Hong Kong and they would prefer it if you obtained the necessary

particulars from those sources.

5. You may wish to know that during the recent visit to Hong

Kong of Mr. Stretton and others from the Ministry of Public

Buildings and Works, it was concluded that in so far as the

Hong Kong Public Works Department might not have the design

capacity to cope with the whole of the expanded works programme,

the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works would be able to

take any remaining balance.