TNAG-1587-FCO40-2171-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-Consulate-General-1986 — Page 96

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A M Goodenough

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Mr Long

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Reference

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XPM 411/16

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Mr Galsworthy, HKD

Mr Masefield, FED

Mr Bertram, OED

CONSULATE-GENERAL AND RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION IN

HONG KONG AFTER 1997

1. Sir R Evans, in his letter of 19 December, expresses

some concern at our first estimate of the necessary

establishment for the future Consulate-General at

Hong Kong.

Also attached for reference is the PUS's

letter of 7 November to Sir E Youde.

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2. As the PUS noted in paragraph 6 of his letter, the

present estimate does indeed look very large. But, as

puints out

Sir R Evans notes, the Embassy in Peking may grow between

now and 1997. I think we need to continue to base our

estimates on expected need and not be over-influenced

comparison

by (the relationship with the size of the Embassy. If the

Consulate-General needs to be larger, at least to begin

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