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BRIEF ON HONG KONG
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Political
10 It is more than two years since the end of the Communist campaign of violence against the Hong Kong authorities. Hong Kong communists are now under firm instructions from Peking to act within the law and to direct their activities to building a broader political base in the Colony. As part of their campaign they soek every opportunity of criticising the authorities on the ground of real or alleged deficiencies in the administration of the Colony's affairs.
2. Minor incidents along the border with China have continued to occur though these are now less frequent than a few months ago. They have involved such activities as small raids on border villages to abduct refugees, throwing stones at police posts and the detention of fishing junks in coastal waters.
Command Structure
3. The Commander British Forces Hong Kong is also Commander Land Forces. His immediate subordinates are the Commodore Hong Kông, the Deputy Commander Land Forces (who is also Major General Brigade of Gurkhas) and the senior Royal Air Force Officer Hong Kong.
4.
Hong Kong became an independant command on 1 April 1970.
Size of the Garrison
5.
A list of Hong Kong's fighting units is at Annex A.
The Royal Navy
6. The Hong Kong frigate's task is to give added support to the maritime
police patrols and to set as a deterrent to Chinese Communist Navy interference and local piracy.
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