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in principle that the Hong Kong
Police
Force
should
undergo
appropriate limited expansion to
enable
it
to discharge its
responsibility
for
maintenance of
public order before and after 1997.
The first practical steps will take
place shortly in Hong Kong. The
existing Auxiliary Air Force will be
reorganised to form
Government
Flying
a
Civil
Services
Department, with responsibility for
providing the Hong Kong Government
with the necessary flying services.
The British side also gave a
briefing on
their provisional
planning for the phased withdrawal
of the British Garrison from Hong
Kong. The Chinese side expressed
their understanding.
Her
Majesty's Government's primary
objective in this crucial and
sensitive area is to ensure that
Hong Kong's security and stability
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