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43 garrison. The reinforcement position
should be brought out as should the Hong Kong position on Frigate/patrol craft. This brief could also mention the Chiefs of Staff agreement on the future command structure.
(ii)
Costs of future garrison
(including detailed breakdown and bringing out the local exchange component;)
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(iii) Previous Defence Costs agreements
and the proposed MOU for the successor
agreement.
(iv)
(see para 1(d) of Reference A; and including an explanation of the relationship between the Hong Kong contributions agreed in 1966 and 1971 and the then current costs of the garrison; the workings of the present agree- ment; and the important features of the proposed MOU - especially the inflator - which ideally would be signed at the close of the Minister's visit).
Hong Kong Economy and Social position
(including a full account of present and forecast performance, trends in public expenditure and budgetary matters)
Head of F1(Air)
FCO (consulting
Treasury
as necess-
ary)
(v) Hong Kong Constitution
Mapa kod
(including an account of the exact relationship FCO between the Governor and EXCO; the position of the official and unofficial members and the extent to which they are responsive to local democratic pressures; the constitutional relationship between HMG and Hong Kong, especially those areas in which HMG retains final decisions and whether HMG has power to impose a unilateral cost sharing formula; notes on key personalities and major current non- defence issues).
(vi) British Forces Hong Kong
Notes on the more important single-Service matters, other than force levels and cost sharing, of which the Minister should be forewarned; sans this be Fial netos
per anslutjes,
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consulting as necessary
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