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6. INSERT THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPHS:

"9. THE PROGRAMME OF CAPITAL WORKS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 5. AND THE ANNUAL PROGRAMME OF MAINTENANCE AND MINOR WORKS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 8 WILL BE AGREED AND IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF WORKS PROCEDURES TO BE AGREED BETWEEN THE TWO GOVERN-

MENTS.

10. THE UK GOVERNMENT AGREES TO RELEASE TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WITHOUT COMPENSATION, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY AGREEMENT OR COMMITMENT TO THE CONTRARY, EACH OF THE AREAS OF LAND, INCLUDING BUILDINGS, INSTALLATIONS AND OTHER FIXTURES, DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST COLUMN OF ANNEX C -

(A) IN THE CASE OF THE AREAS DESCRIBED IN PART OF ANNEX C, WITHIN THE FINANCIAL YEAR SPECIFIED WITH RESPECT TO SUCH AREA IN THE SECOND COLUMN OF THAT ANNEX: AND

(B) IN THE CASE OF THE AREAS DESCRIBED IN PART 11 OF ANNEX C, BY THE DATE SPECIFIED WITH RESPECT TO SUCH AREA IN THE SECOND COLUMN OF

THAT ANNEX.

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH EXPENDITURE ON CAPITAL WORKS AS IS NECESSARY FOR REPROVISIONING THE ESSENTIAL FACILITIES OF THE AREAS OF LAND IN PART I OF ANNEX C FOR THE . GARRISON DESCRIBED IN ANNEX A. NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL

DERO GATE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATION TO RELEASE ANY LAND OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED IN ANNEX C WHICH IS OR MAY BECOME SURPLUS TO THE REASONABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GARRISON AND ALL SUCH LAND, INCLUDING BUILDINGS, INSTALLATIONS AND OTHER FIXTURES, SHALL BE RELEASED WITHOUT COMPENSATION NOTWITHSTANDING ANY AGREEMENT OR COMMITMENT TO THE CONTRARY,"

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/7. ANNEX B.