Joint Liaison Group
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12.
It has been suggested that the JLG offices
required from mid-1988 might form the nucleus of the
future Consulate-General. But it is now clear that the
conflicting and uncertain demands to be met for the
Consulate-General post-1997 will not be clarified in time
to allow the selection, planning and building processes
to be completed to meet the JLG offices start-up date. The JLG requirement should therefore be handled
separately: some work has already been done on how it
should best be met. We must reach decisions on this in
the next few months so as to have the accommodation ready
by June 1988. There is no reason why the JLG should not subsequently move into the intended Consulate-General
accommodation if it were ready before 1997.
The Consulate-General Accommodation Brief
13(i) Location
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Unquestionably the Central District of Hong Kong
Island is the first choice for the Consulate-General's
location in post-1997 Hong Kong. It is the prime
commercial area and the focal point of Hong Kong's
political and business scene.
facilities serve the district.
Excellent transport
It is predominantly
modern and most unlikely to lose its status in the
foreseeable future. Our objective should be to locate
the Consulate-General in Central if at all possible.
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