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The time needed to provide reinforcements from Europe will vary with their nature and size, but as an example, a flight of four Phantom aircraft could deploy from the United Kingdom to Hong Kong in some 89 days, including 72 hours warning time, assuming that the necessary over-flying rights, inflight re- fuelling and staging facilities were available to us.
Peace-time Maintenance
24. Under the present system Hong Kong is supplied, in the main, from the Singapore base. When Hong Kong becomes an independent command we would expect an increase in stock holding to compen- sate for the long lines of communication from the United Kingdom. In addition, the repair capability and spares backing would need to be increased to compensate for the loss of the Singapore base repair facilities. There will be a requirement for a net increase
in stock holdings in Hong Kong of about 10%, taking into account
The the forthcoming increase in routine maintenance by air. nature and extent of increases in logistic manpower are dependent
upon the outcome of further study.
War-time Maintenance
25.
At present war-time maintenance reserves (WMR) are held for the authorised garrison (63 major units), plus an armoured squadron
The tanks and other equipment for 10 days at sustained rates.
for the armoured squadron are pre-stocked in the colony, but it is intended that they will be withdrawn when, and if, the resident
It is quite armoured car squadron is equipped with Swing Fire. possible that reinforcing units arriving for internal security duties might subsequently be involved in major operations on the border if the situation deteriorated to the point of overt Chinese aggression. The pre-stocked unit equipment scales which are held in the colony for reinforcing units should therefore provide for these circumstances and the WMR in Hong Kong should
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