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Your Excellency,
In reply to your Confidential letter No. 1400/1910 dated 20th. March, 1912, I do not think a plan is necessary. The crests of the hills on the Mainland and Island which command the water area of
the inner harbour constitute the minimum line which must be defended, and therefore any point on the Mainland South of the hill tops and
between Wong Uk and the Lyemun Pass, and any point on the Island North of the hill tops and between the Eastern end of Sulphur Channel and the West end of Lyamun Pass may be regarded as being a protected point to the fullest extent that the existing Garrison is capable of protect- -ing any point in the Colony.
On the other hand if the commercial station is pre- pared to close down in war time without demur when ordered to do so,
and
such closing down implies that the station will be useless to an enemy,
and will expect no defence of any kind I see no reason why the station should not be established at any point whatsoever on the South shore of
the Island. Suggest advisability of referring the matter to the Com- -modore also for Naval views on the subject.
I have etc..
(Sđ.) C. A. Anderson,
Major-General,
Commanding the Troops in South China.
His Excellency
The Officer Administering the Government,
Hongkong.