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GOVERNMENT \\CMM AND RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE ATTACHED BY THAT GOVERNMENT TO A FURTHER RELEASE FOR CIVIL USE OF LAND HELD BY THE BRITISH FORCES PD ACCORDINGLY CMM THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN TO RELEASE LAND AT PRESENT OCCUPIED BY THE RAF AT KAI TAK AND BY THE ARMY AT VICTORIA BARRACKS PD SUBJECT TO THE RE-PROVISIONIN G
BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES AT AGREED SITES OHH THE LAND AT KAI TAK WILL BE RELEASED PUNING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1977/78 CMM AND THE LAND AT VICTORIA BARRACKS DURING FINANCIAL YEAR 1978/79. PD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING THE PRECISE EXTENT OF THE LAND TO BE RELEASED) WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE LIGHT OF A STUDY BY A JOINT WORKING PARTY WHICH WILL REPORT BY 28. NOVEMBER 1975
(5)PD PENDING CONSIDERATION BY THE TWO GOVERNMENTS OF THE WORKING
PARTYS REPORT AND THE COMPLETION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CMM THESE HEADS OF AGREEMENT ARE NOT TO BE PUBLISHED PD IT IS THE
INTENTION OF THE TWO GOVERNMENTS TO ANNOUNCE THE AGREEMENT ON OR ABOUT 8 DECEMBER 1975 PD
INITIALLED IN HONG KONG ON 1 NOVEMBER 1975
FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT W.T. RODGERS MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE
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FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT M. MACLEHOSE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG ANNEX THE FOLLOWING WORK IS THO BE DONE BEFORE AN AGREEMENT IS ANNOUNCED CLN
A) PD FURTHER EXAMINATION OF POSSIBLE ECONOMIES IN THE SUPPORT COSTS OF THE GARRISON CMM
8PD FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF LIMITING THE COST OF DIFFERENTIAL INFLATION CMM
(C) PD PREPARATION OF A SCHEDULE OF LAND RELEASES (INCLUDING KAI TAK AND VICTORIA BARRACKS) TO BE ATTACHED TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING PD THE RELATED PARAGRAPH IN THE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING SHOULD MAKE THE POINT THAT CMM IN THE CASE OF THESE TWO AREAS ONLY CMM REPROVISIONING WILL BE PAID FOR SEPARATELY BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT CMM
OPD COMPLETION OF PARAS 2 AND 5 AND ANNEX A OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CMM
EPD PREPARATION OF A STATEMENT OF WORKING PRINCIPLES FOR THE WORKS PROGRAMME AND OF A STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PROCEDURES
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