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FOLLOWING PERSONAL FOR HUM, HKD FROM TSANG (GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH)
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YOUR TELNO 3336 BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL
1. THANK YOU FOR TUR TO WIGGHAM WHO IS ON LEAVE THIS WEEK.
2. ON YOUR FIRST QUESTION, REDEVELOPMENT ON BOTH SITES IS POSSIBLE SUBJECT TO THE LIMIT (UP TO A PLOT RATIO OF 15) IMPOSED
BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE FOR THE AREA. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT
A PLOT RATIO OF TEN OR MORE SHOULD BE ACHIEVEABLE. ASSUMING A
CONSERVATIVE PLOT RATIO OF TEN, THE BEACONSFIELD HOUSE SITE WILL YIELD A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT TEN THOUSAND SQUARE METERS (BASED
ON A SITE AREA OF ABOUT ONE THOUSAND SQUARE METERS). THE SIZE OF
THE PRESENT NEW RODNEY BUILDING SITE IS OVER SIX THOUSAND SQUARE
METERS. THE FLOOR AREA PRODUCED ON REDEVELOPMENT DEPENDS ON THE AREA OF THE SITE ALLOCATED. FROM THE TOWN PLANNING POINT OF VIEW, THE BEACONSFIELD HOUSE SITE PRESENTS NO PROBLEMS BUT THE NEW RODNEY
BUILDING SITE HAS BEEN ZONED AS OPEN SPACE. THE LATTER SITE COULD
HOWEVER BE REZONED SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD. WE DO NOT (NOT) SEE INSUPERABLE DIFFICULTIES. ON BOTH SITES
WE WOULD ENVISAGE THE CG SHARING WITH A COMMERCIAL TENANT. (SEPARATE ENTRANCES AND LIFT SYSTEMS COULD OF COURSE BE INCLUDED IN
THE DESIGN.) THE OFF-SETTING OF THE TOTAL COST BY COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT MIGHT HELP WITH THE FRIENDSHIP PRICE CONCEPT.
3. ON YOUR SECOND QUESTION, WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING THE TERMS ON
WHICH A SITE WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING
INTO CONVEYANCING ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE TITLE WOULD LAST BEYOND 1997. YOU WILL AGREE AT SOME STAGE IT WOULD BE PRUDENT
TO CONSULT THE CHINESE SIDE ON THIS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THEY DO NOT
SEEK TO UPSET THE TITLE AFTER 1997.
NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THEIR WISH TO HAVE AT A FRIENDSHIP PRICE.
4. YOUR VIEWS WOULD BE MOST WELCOME.
WILSON
IN THIS CONNECTION, WE MUST
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