TNAG-2962-FCO40-4241-Future-of-Hong-Kong-British-Consulate-General-building-incl-1993 — Page 65

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I understand that OED have proposed a draft for a letter to the Treasury which includes a reference to the British Council terms of occupation. This I expect is the letter you intend to circulate for agreement beforehand. CRD have been in touch with our top management and advised that this, at present, includes a reference to a rent review mechanism that will, in the long-term, deliver an economic rent. Top management have discussed this internally and find it difficult to accept as a condition of colocation.

The idea of a rent review moving towards economic rents goes much further than the proposal that we give up any 'savings' we might make from the move. We would therefore suggest that the notion of 'rent' and 'rent reviews' be dropped and that the letter discusses arrangements specifically to do with any savings we might make. These arrangements could then be reviewed after a period.

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