TNAG-2658-FCO40-3854-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-Consulate-General-1992 — Page 7

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BRITISH OVERSEAS TRADE BOARD, OR THE NORTHERN IRELAND DEVELOPMENT BOARD) SHOULD WE WISH TO. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIND SOME FORM OF FLEXIBLE WORDING TO REMOVE THESE

RESTRICTIONS.

4.

OUR SECOND WORRY IS THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE KENNEDY ROAD-JUSTICE DRIVE LINK. WE WELL UNDERSTAND YOUR BUDGETARY PRESSURES.

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BUT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE WERE ORIGINALLY TOLD THAT IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO BUILD AT LEAST THE SMALL PORTION OF ROAD CONCERNED BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE CONSULATE-GENERAL. THERE IS A PRACTICAL POINT, IN THAT DEFERRED POSSESSION OF THAT SIDE OF THE COLVIN HOUSE SITE COULD WELL DISTORT THE BEST PLANNING AND ORGANISATION OF THE SITE BY DENYING PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON THAT SIDE. WE HOPE THAT BLD WILL BE ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO ENABLE PEDESTRIANS TO ENTER THE SITE FROM THAT SIDE, WITHOUT MAKING US WAIT UNTIL THE LINK ROAD IS BUILT.

5. WE SHOULD BE HAPPY FOR YOU TO RESUME DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BTC IN THE LIGHT OF THE ABOVE.

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54

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HKD

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PS/LORD CAITHNESS

SIR J COLES

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