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RECRUITMENT AND RE-ENGAGEMENT WHICH SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE.
2) SAVINGS ON BUDGETARY AND CAPITAL COSTS IN HONG KONG WOULD BE
LARGELY OFFSET BY NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCOMMODATION FOR FAMILIES
IN U.K. WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF.
3) IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN TO TROOPS ANY DECISION NOW
TO CHANGE TO UNACCOMPANIED TOURS IN TERMS WHICH WOULD ALSO
SATISFY CIVILIAN POPULATION IN HONG KONG, PARTICULARLY SINCE
ALL UNITS HAD THEIR FAMILIES WITH THEM THROUGHOUT LAST YEAR'S
CAMPAIGN OF TERRORISM,
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