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DAVID GILLMORE

PF Ricketts

Hong Kong Department

5 July 1993

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Joint Directorate Mr Gunesekera,

British Council Mr Davies, SBTC

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Mr McLean, Peking

I commend this recommendation to the Plls,

Acconning officer.

As

NEW CONSULATE GENERAL

Problem

1.

Should construction of the new Consulate General building in Hong Kong now go ahead on the basis of current plans?

Recommendation

2. That we should proceed with the present design as soon as

we receive Treasury approval. This was the conclusion of a

meeting of the Steering Committee chaired by you on 2 July,

which considered the options presented by the MRS, and

concluded that the present design strikes the best balance in

subconsgen28.NAT

JEB

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