TNAG-2658-FCO40-3854-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-Consulate-General-1992 — Page 112

SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS

POST: CONSULATE - GENERAL HONG KONG

SCHEME: NEW OFFICES

DATA: DECEMBER 1991

SECTION

OFFICER OR

NO

GRADE

FUNCTION

OF

CLASSI- FICATION

NETT AREA

STAFF

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(1)

(6)

Exhibition Area

U/C

550

(7)

Chair/Table Store

(8)

Staff Rest

U/C

215

U/C

500

Room/Lunch Room

K.

BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Self-contained Section)

Total

1500

REMARKS

(7)

Provide if possible direct public entrance from D(10).

Locate adjacent/near to J(5) and J(6).

Provide adjacent kitchenette (See Q(3)).

Access ideally direct from street: alternative is via main receition G(4). LOCATE IF PRACTICAL ADJACENT to SECTION D, but before entrance to D(10). Design layout should be sufficiently flexible to allow reallocation of space between BCC and Section D in event of staff, functional and/or policy charges.

L. CONSULAR, PASSPORTS AND IMMIGRATION VISA (SEPARATE ENTRANCE ) (IF POSSIBLE LOCATE SUB SECTIONS ON SAME FLOOR AND ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER BUT WITH SEPARATE ENTRANCES TO INDIVIDUAL WAITING AREAS)

CONSULAR

(1)

Head of Sections 1 and Consul

D$5

U/C

NIL

Function carried out by (8).

(1)(a)

Deputy

DS7

U/C

150

(2)

Vice-Consul

1

DS9

U/C

150

Adequate for 2 people if necessary.

(3)

Pro-Consul

LEII

U/C

150

Adjacent for 2 people if necessary

(4)

Consular 2

LEIII

U/C

350

Assistants

(5)

2 times interview

U/C

120

counters or booths

of 60ft each

Staffed from (4).

(6)

Waiting Area

U/C

250

Includes space for filing and one additional staff.

Should be B/R with speech units and document passing facilities into (6). Interconnect with (4).

Adequate to seat 20 people. Provide cooled drinking water and writing facilities. Provide air lock access to main offices controlled from (5). Doors of airlock should interlock to allow only one door to be open at a time.

(7)

Spare Office

PASSPORTS (LOCATE ADJACENT TO CONSULAR)

(8)

Head of Section

1

(9)

Chief Passport

Officer

HONGKONG.SOR

U/C

150

DS5/6

U/C

200

DS7

U/C

150

Includes space for VDU, printer, console/file server and uninterruptible power supply unit. Locate adjacent to (10) with visual control if possible if possible over (12).