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Civil A fairs Directive (for issue by
the Chief Civil Affairs Officer in Hong Kong
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You have been appointed to act as principal staff officer on
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matters relating to civil Affairs, to the senior Officer-demanding
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general direction and instructions and will exercise such powers as
he sees fit to delegate to you from time to time.
2. In order to enable you to carry out these duties you will be
provided with a ar atablishment of about 314 officers with the
appropriate subordinate staff and equipment.
3. Y ur objectives are the maintenance of law and order and the
prevention of disease and unrest. This will involve, amongst other
things:-
(1) The establishment of a police force. As it has not been
possible to provide you with adequate personnel for this
purpose, you will have to rely at first on such military
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personnel as the : can spare for the purpose.
(11) The establishment of military courts.
(iii) The control, so far as possible, of the influx of civilians
by land and sea.
(iv) The establishment of relief camps and the provision of
relief for distressed persons.
(v) The provision of medical treatment in these camps, in
hospitals or elsewhere.
(vi) The taking of adequate measures of public health and
sanitation.
(vii) The restoration and maintenance of essential public
services.
(viii) The control and distribution of supplies.
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(ix) Responsibility for enemy state property and the property
of absent owners, etc. (in accordance with a separate Directive).
(x) The setting up of such wartime control (e.g. exchange
control, censorship) as may be deemed necessary.
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