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commercial departments and a carpark capable of holding 42 vehicles. A residential wing features seven apartments. The building will also accommodate the British Council functions including administrative offices, library, educational counselling and student facilities.

"The British Consulate-General building symbolises the end of one era and the beginning of a fresh new period of close and continuing co-operation between Britain and China,” said Bill Kocass, Group Managing Director of Gammon Construction Limited at today's ground breaking

ceremony.

Over the past 40 years Gammon has built some of the territory's most recognisable landmarks, including Nine Queen's Road Central and Exchange Square.

Gammon Construction Limited is one of Asia's leading construction companies with operations throughout the region including Taiwan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

I am also copying this to Deborah Barnes Jones in Hong Kong Department.

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Stephen Whittle

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OED Project Manager