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HONG KONG DEFENCE PLAN
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SECTION III.
FOSSIBLE FOULS OF ATTACK OFEN TO THE ENEMY.
(A) Direct assault by land on the Frontier of the New Territories.
(2) Idght air raids on the civil population, Port or Military
installations,
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(1)
(E)
(F)
fight raids "y sen on outlying villages etc. coupled with pimey on local shipping.
I led on of larg. ramers of agents into the Chinese population to organic civil unrest and boycott, also to carry out attacks on the European population, essential services, military installations and blocking roads, etc.
Interruption of food and other supplies to the Colony from Chin, to lend weight to the political campaign for roc'ery of HONG KONG.
arching on the Colony of a Guerills lamy as the result of intel unrost or civil war in China.
PICALES FORM OF ATTACK,
12 all forms of attack (D) above is the most likely and at
the um time is to not difficult to meet. Treatios with China prove control of the moment of Chinese to and from the Colony and at hr present at entries into HQ KONG exceed departures by about 3,000 Chinese per month. Before the war figures of half a million per month to and from the Cola, more recorded.
2.
Even if treaty rights gave control of immigration it would still be difficult with the British Forces available to control the entries of agents as large numbers could be landed by sampan while smaller numbers would cross the frontier on foot. Similarly arms up to and including light machine guns and small mortars can be amuggled into the Colony in large quantities. Further, this form of attack is in louping with the Chinese character and history.
3.
Attack (A) and (B) are only likely in the future if open hostilities break out with the Central Government, as their armies are the only forces well equipped with modern arms, including aircraft and transport. Those weapons would not in all probability be available to a Provincial War Lord, should ane rise in Southern China to challenge the rule of Chiang Kai Shek.
4.
Attack (C) is a possibility in a small scale at any time,
However,
if only conducted by Chinese pirate gangs in search of loot. in the event of (D), (E) or (A) occurring a mmber of attacks of this nature should be expected.
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