CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
FM FCO
TO PRIORITY HONG KONG
TELNO 2200
OF 30130OZ DECEMBER 91
INFO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG, JLG HONG KONG
145015
MDLOAN 3053
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FUTURE BRITISH CONSULATE-GENERAL: PROPOSED PRIVATE TREATY GRANT
1. WE HAVE SEEN A COPY OF A LETTER OF 16 DECEMBER, FROM THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICER, HONG KONG WEST TO BTC, ENCLOSING A FURTHER REDRAFT OF THE PROPOSED PRIVATE TREATY GRANT OF THE COLVIN HOUSE SITE FOR THE FUTURE BCG. THE NEW DRAFT CONTAINS SOME SMALL AMENDMENTS TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS, NUMBERS (2) (A) AND (B), (5) (B), (7), (11)(C), (14), (17) (A), (22) (B), AND APPEARS TO HAVE DELETED FORMER SPECIAL CONDITION NUMBER (32) CONCERNING NOISE FROM PLANT OR EQUIPMENT. THE NET EFFECT OF THESE CHANGES IS TO MAKE THE NEW DRAFT SLIGHTLY MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN IT WAS. THERE IS NO SIGN THAT ANY ACCOUNT HAS BEEN TAKEN OF OUR CONCERNS THAT THE PTG TERMS NEED TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT THESE WILL BE DIPLOMATIC PREMISES, AND THAT THE SARG COULD AT SOME POINT AFTER 1997 BECOME A HOSTILE LANDLORD. THESE POINTS WERE PUT TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS AND TO THE SECRETARY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS DURING THE VISIT BY THE OED/HKD TEAM ON 6 AND 7 NOVEMBER. RICKETTS MENTIONED THEM TO YOU ON 11 DECEMBER.
WE WERE CONCERNED TO SEE FROM LETTER UNDER REFERENCE THAT A SUBMISSION IS TO BE MADE TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD FOR PLANNING APPROVAL IN EARLY JANUARY.
2.
WE VERY MUCH HOPE
THAT THE TERMS OF THE PTG WILL NOT BE SET IN CONCRETE BEFORE WE HAVE RESOLVED WITH YOU THE POINTS RAISED BY THE FCO TEAM IN
NOVEMBER.
3. WE ARE NOT SURE IF SUBMISSION TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD EQUATES TO AN APPLICATION FOR PLANNING APPROVAL IN UK TERMS, BUT IF IT DOES WE HOPE WE SHALL BE GIVEN AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE TERMS OF THE SUBMISSION BEFORE IT GOES TO THE BOARD.
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