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5. Mr Brown (OED), speaking on the cost implications reported

that news from the PES round was not encouraging.

At present

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funding for the new Consulate General was secure, but

Financial Years 2 and 3 (when most of our expenditure would

occur) had been targeted by the Treasury to take the bulk of

necessary real cuts in our capital expenditure programme.

increase the budgeted cost, in order to accommodate extra

car parking, would almost certainly mean identifying savings

elsewhere from other much needed FCO projects.

Mr Cooke

(Security Department) put on record the security view - the

less cars the better and preferably a minimum of non-staff

cars.

Having considered the arguments, the committee decided on

balance that the proposal for extra car parking places should

be rejected.

6.

SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS

7. The committee agreed to the amendments proposed to the

Schedule of Requirements (SOR).

STAFFING OF FUTURE CONSULATE GENERAL

8. There followed discussion about the staffing paper (Hong

Kong Future Consulate General: Transition from the British

Trade Commission) circulated by HKD. Mr Hum requested a

clarification of the wording in the section on immigration and

passport work. This should reflect the fact that BDTCS would

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