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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 3475
OF 171015Z OCTOBER 89
AND TO IMMEDIATE PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG, WASHINGTON
PERSONAL FOR PAUL, HKD, FROM DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR
WASHINGTON PLEASE PASS TO GOVERNOR, HONG KONG
MIPT: RELOCATION OF HMS TAMAR TO STONECUTTERS
Q AND A BRIEF: CENTRAL AND WESTERN RECLAMATION
Q1. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HMS TAMAR WHEN C AND W RECLAMATION GOES AHEAD?
A. THE NAVAL BASIN AT HMS TAMAR WILL HAVE TO BE FILLED IN AND THE ROYAL NAVY FACILITIES THERE REPROVISIONED ON STONECUTTERS ISLAND.
Q2. WHAT ABOUT THE PRINCE OF WALES BUILDING?
A. NO DECISION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN ON THIS.
Q3. WHY NOT REPROVISION THE NAVAL BASE ON THE EDGE OF THE NEW RECLAMATION?
A. RELOCATION ON THE EDGE OF THE RECLAMATION WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF LAND AVAILABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE CENTRAL AREA AND BLOCK VALUABLE WATER FRONT SITES. IT WOULD ALSO CREATE A NUMBER OF PRACTICAL TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
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Q4 IS THIS A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE PLA BEING BASED IN CENTRAL?
A. THE DECISION HAS BEEN MADE PURELY ON PLANNING GROUNDS, AS WERE EARLIER DECISIONS FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF MILITARY LANDS. AS THE CENTRAL AREA IS EXPANDED IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE A NAVAL BASIN BLOCKING DEVELOPMENT IN THE HEART OF THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. IT CAN BE REPROVISIONED MORE THAN ADEQUATELY ELSEWHERE.
Q5. HAVE THE CHINESE BEEN CONSULTED?
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