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RESTRICTED MANAGEMENT IN CONFIDENCE

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RESTRICTED

MANAGEMENT IN CONFIDENCE

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TO ROUTINE BTC HONG KONG

TELNO 162

OF 071942Z AUG 92

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HKD 406/1

FUTURE CONSULATE-GENERAL: PROPOSED PRIVATE TREATY GRANT

1. WE ARE BROADLY CONTENT WITH THE REVISED PTG RECEIVED UNDER COVER OF WILLIAMS' (DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE) LETTER OF 20 JULY TO JARVIS. WELL DONECEXCLAM). WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:

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DESPITE THE ALLEGED INVIOLABILITY OF THE GENERAL CONDITIONS, HKG HAVE IN FACT EXTENDED CONDITION 8. OUR ABILITY TO ALTER THE NEW BUILDING DURING THE TERM OF THE GRANT IS THEREBY DENIED ALTHOUGH AS FAR AS WE CAN SEE WE COULD DEMOLISH IT AND START AGAIN. CONDITION 16 WAS NOT RELEVANT TO OUR GRANT AND IS REMOVED. WE THINK WE CAN LIVE WITH ALL THIS.

3.

AS TO THE SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

CONDITION 6

CONDITION 7 AND 11

CONDITION 14

THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND THE PRECISE WORDING OF THE TOWN PLANNING ORDINANCE SHOULD BE

CHECKED TO ENSURE OUR USE IS

COVERED. WE WERE TOLD IN JANUARY THAT THE NECESSARY AMENDMENT WAS

BEING MADE.

AMENDMENT AS AGREED BUT WE THINK THE WORDS IN PARENTHESIS ARE BOTH NEW AND HELPFUL.

THE FACTOR PROPOSED FOR THE

CALCULATION OF ANY COMPENSATION

ARISING OUT OF THE EXERCISE OF THE POWER TO DETERMINE THE GRANT ASSUMES WE ALREADY HAVE POSSESSION. SINCE WE KNOW THAT WE ARE UNLIKELY TO DO SO UNTIL WELL

INTO 1993 WE SUGGEST THAT ONE

FIFTY-FOURTH FOR EVERY UNEXPIRED