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Long Term Defonce Roquirements for Hong Kong
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Regarding our long-term policy, the preparation for the possible use of Hong Kong as an operational naval and air base (including onsideration of the detailed points in C.-in-C. Hong Kong's Air Plan, and the provision of fixed and mobile defences), is a matter Which should be dealt with by the Defence of Bases Committee and the Service Ministries.
Accommodation and Base Installations
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The forces we have recommended as necessary for Hong Kong differ considerably from those on which C.-in-0. Hong Kong has based his accommodation requirements. In addition, the requirements, for Base installations will depend on what defences the Defence of Bases Committee recommend.
It will therefore be necessary for C.-in-C. Hong Kong
to review his requirements to cater for:-"
(a) Forces recommended in this paper
(b) Defences recommended by the Defence
of Bases Committee.
(c) Special requirements of the Service
Ministries including scale of reserve and maintenance holdings.
When the new plan is received we recommend that it should be examined by the Principal Administrative Officers Committee.
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