it is very difficult to believe that any further cuts could be rede in is.
If one looks at the figures involved one will see they are fainly tiling
compared with the defence budget as a whole. My answer is that I do not
anticipate that this agreement will be underined in any decision on defence
expenditure.
MR SADELSON: On the question of the cession of Victoria Boxracks, or
the major part, and Hai Tal, that is part of the deal and there is not going
to be a capital quid ano quo coming from Hong Kong to this country in
regard to the cession of those territories?
A. No, it is part of the deal,
and very much tied, es I said, to the increase. What the Hong Kong Government
would say is that they are Hong Kong lands and they would simply revert to
Hong Kong. The point I would make is that the Hong Kong Government would
provide for re-provision. In other words, we will have such accommodation
as we require elsewhere paid for by the Hong Kong Government in exchange
for the release of lands.
6. In the new territories or on Hong Kong Island?
Victoria Basmacks it would be on the site of MS TAMAR.
A. In the case of
Did
HR PINSBERG: One of the things we were told was that there have been
serious riots sone years ago and ten years before that, the last one being
sparked off by a rise in the price of the femy fare. There is, apparently,
a major increase in the ferry fare coning and there is now this prospect
of the people of Hong Kong having to pay more for their own defence.
the Governor raise with you the possibility that these two coming together
night well spor: off rojor intemal security problems? A. I do not think
he mentioned the fomy fore, nor did he suggest, though he is taking a
gloomy view of the recaption that the agreement will get in Hong Kong,
it would lead to rious. I think the view of the Hong Kong Government
would be that as long as Pelting does not want trouble there will not be
much trouble, end if Pelting doos wat trouble then we must sook to contain
it in such a way that Poking will then decide it is time to call off the
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