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ANNEX A TO CDS 6/84
Continued)
a.
To support the Civil Administration and Police:
(1)
in the maintenance of law and order within the
Territory and on its frontiers;
(2)
in dealing with natural disasters and similar
eventualities.
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b.
To be prepared, in the event of rising tension between- Hong Kong Gavaznmans IMO and the Chinesa Jovernmani,
to deploy such force as may be necessary to sustain
confidence and discourage armed aggression, in accordance
with political direction at the time.
to discourage intervention
by Chinese forces in the internal affairs of Hong Kong.
To be prepared, in the event of Chinese armed aggression, to identify such aggression and to offer such
resistance as may be appropriate in the circumstances then
prevailing in accordance with political direction at the time.
Where necessary to assist you in these tasks it will be the responsibility of the Chiefs of Staff to provide you with reinforcements, the scale of which will be as set out in the relevant contingency plan. You may make requests for reinforcements
in addition to these, but there can be no guarantee that they
will be made available. Your plans must therefore be based on the
scale of reinforcements specified in the approved contingency plan.
COMMAND ARRANGEMENTS
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GOVERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
7. The Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Hong Kong is
responsible, subject to the direction of HMG, for decisions of policy on the security of Hong Kong, and accordingly no military action in your Operational Area should be taken without his agreement. As the representative of the Chief of the Defence Staff you are to advise the Governor and consult him fully in
all matters affecting the security of the Territory.
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