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SECTION V.
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HONG KONG DEFENCE PLAN.
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1.
OBJECT.
HONG KONG is considered undefendable against a scrious attack by a major power in occupation of the Mainland of China, Therefore the tasks of tho forces in HONG KONG are:-
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To maintain law and order in the Colony and the low Torritorics.
Tulo offensive or defensive action against a local War Lord
on or inside the frontier,
Tako necessary proocutions in the ovent of a defonted Chinose
any seeking refuge in v How Territorios,
Tale necessary precautions to prevent civil disturbances organized from outside materializing in the Colony.
Mount a minor expedition to the China Coast in the vicinity
of Hong Kong in the overt of a sorious deterioration of the Chinese situation.
2. PRESENT BARRISCH STRENGTH.
The present strength of the garrison is, excluding administrative and non-divisional units, two infantry brigades, The brigades are committed to the task of maintaining law and order and no reserve is available to meet an energency. The reasons are as follows:-
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(a) AS HONG KONG is divided by a quarter of a wile of vator
from the inland, t force is split.
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In peace time a local police force of approximately 2,700 operated on the frontier and in Kowloon and Hong Kong. present this force is virtually non-existent and fighting troops are employe" their place.
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The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps has been disbanded, which entails more non being employed in a static V. P. dofonce rolo. There is no inmediato prospect of this force buing reconstituted as an affective organization.
FUTURE GARRISON STRENGTI.
To carry out the tasks in paragraph 1, it is recomended that the garrison strength should be increased from two Infantry Brigades to a British Division loss one Infantry Brigade Group.
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