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6. By agreement, the Property Services Agency may undertake

capital works for the convenience of either the Hong Kong

Government or the United Kingdom Government.

7. All capital works undertaken under this Agreement will

revert to the Hong Kong Government ir no longer required for

the purposes of the garrison.

8. The United Kingdom and Hong Kong Government will agree

an annual programme of maintenance and minor works before the

beginning of each financial year. The Hong Kong Government

will undertake the annual programme to normal United Kingdom

standards and scales and, in the first instance, will meet

the expenditure on such programme. The Hong Kong Government

contribution will be

and the remaining

% of the expenditure on the programme

% will be set off against the quarterly

payments provided for in paragraph 3.

9. The Hong Kong Government contribution will be subject

to review at any time if:

a.

b.

C.

the composition or size of the garrison

provided for in this Agreement should

alter materially;

the indices in Annex B produce results

materially out of line with the actual

movements of costs; or

the economy of Hong Kong suffers such

a serious adverse change that the continued

payment of the contribution at the agreed

level can be shown to be an unreasonable

burden on Hong Kong's finances.

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