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that the BCC would be accommodated there. They would have much better excuse to catastrouble if we take the route a permission under SQwhich is not legally valid. If we do it through a modification, then at least our documentation in Chinese would choose amongst other things, relations over Hong Kong the Chinese acquiescing ( BCG building without prot must be pretty sl For this

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more helpful in this area of ministerial concern. But what the Director of Lands

we are not raising any BCC in the BCG building think it best to do so A lease modification would of proceeding, especially ion.

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