TNAG-1587-FCO40-2171-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-Consulate-General-1986 — Page 61

CONFIDENTIAL

DSR 11C

4. While discussing the JLG, we took the opportunity

to take a further look at the outline establishment for

the Consulate-General in 1997, which the PUS attached to

his letter of 7 November. Without going so far at this

stage as to produce a new agreed list, we noted the

following points:

a.

If as mooted in the JLG paper the First

Consul-General is also Head of the JLG and

the latter's activities were subsumed within

the Consulate-General, the Political Section

would probably need to be strengthened;

b.

the Commercial Section would need to be larger

if the South China Trade Unit was incorporated

in it;

c.

we shall need in due course to consult the

Home Office about the size and staffing of

Consular Section;

d.

two DS10s might not be enough to cope with

Registry/Communications;

e.

the number of staff from other Government

Departments (including support staff) is likely

to be nearer 12-14 than 8;

f.

we shall need to keep a careful watch on language

requirements. The Consul-General and at least one

member of the Political Section will need to be

/Mandarin