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HONG KONG DEFENCE PLII
Draft Revised Report by the Joint Planning Staff
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As instructed wo have reviewed our report on an appreciation by the Cormender-in-Chief, Hong Kong, of the defence requirements of Hong song and the Now Territories during the next five years in the light of the Chiefs of Staff discussion and the decisions of the Defence Committed. The or office have examined and prep..red reply✦ tɔ n further telegram from Commander-in-Chief, Hong Kong, reg rding the strength of the garrison.
Commander-in-Chief, Hong Kong's Appreciation
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Commander-in-Chief, Hong Kong's appreciation is bnsod on the following factors:-
(a) A major war between the powers is unlikely for
the next Live yours; in any case he considers that Hong Kong is indefensible against a mjor power in possession of the mainland of China, No provision is, therefore, made for defence against a major attack.
(b) The declared policy of the Chinese Central
Government is to recover the colony by diplomatic means, and in their efforts they may receive diplomatic support from the U.S... and U.S.S.R.
(c) the most likely threat to the security of Hong Kong is from infiltration of large
numbers of agents into the Chinese population to organise civil unrest and boycott, also
to carry out attacks on the European population.
This threat is not a likely rnger unless
civil was breaks out in the vicinity of Hong Kong.
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