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RESTRICTED
PP FCOLN
FM HOKON TO FCOLN
060655Z MAR
GRS 350
RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 706
OF 060655Z MARCH 86
FOR LEEKS, HKD
FROM WOODHOUSE.
LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES.
OUR TELECON REFERS.
NO DISTRIBUTION
THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
2. HAVE SPOKEN TO SWEETMAN WHO HAS TAKEN OVER FROM MOPGAN
AS CHAIRMAN OF THE KAI TAK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG
RED CROSS. HE FEELS THAT COMBINING JUBILEE AND KAI TAK OPEN
CENTRES WILL MEAN THAT THE HONG KONG RED CROSS WILL ENTAIL
ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURE. HE THINKS THAT THIS SHOULD BE OPAWN TO
THE ATTENTION OF THE LEAGUE.
3. IN OPDER TO COMBINE THE TWO OPEN CENTRE WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS AND MAKING THE MANAGEMENT
EASIER. WE PLAN TO CREATE SMALLER UNITS WITHIN EACH HUT AND TO
INSIST (IF POSSIBLE) ON SEPARATE ELECTRICITY METERING, WE ALSO
PROPOSE A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN THE ACCOMMODATION FOR NORTHERNERS
AND THAT FOR SOUTHERNERS. THIS WILL ENTAIL RELOCATING THE PLAY-
SCHOOL AND ADMIN BLOCK.
4. ACCORDINGLY, WE AGREE WITH SWEETMAN THAT THE HONG KONG RED
CROSS WILL NEED EXTRA FUNDS, ALTHOUGH WE LOOK TO THE UNHCR TO PAY
THE LIONS SHARE. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD INCLUDE A
REFERENCE TO HONG KONG IN YOUR PEPLY TO THE LEAGUE, MENTIONING
THE WORK OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS.
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