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recommendation

we agree that a

maintained in

resented as well as vices of reliable

are essential, and

an appropriate

ler that close liaison

at Canton and

it either of an

Hong Kong Government,

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ANNEX II

EXAMINATION OF C.-in-C. HONG KONG'S

RECOMMENDATIONS

We examine below C.-in-C. Hong Kong's detailed recommendations for the forces required for the defence of Hong Kong in order to determin the extent to which these are required to fulfil the limited functions of:-

(a) Providing an armed backing to assist the Police

in maintaining internal security;

(b) Countoring a potential threat of external attack

on a minor scale, and controlling the frontier;

(c) Upholding British prestigo, and acting as a

deterrent to Chineso aspirations.

In this paper we have confined ourselves to examining

his main roquirements. It will be necessary for certain more detailed points to be dealt with by the uofence of Basos Committoo and the Sorvice inistries,

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Navy

2.

C.-in-C. Hong Kong estimates that in addition to the British acific Floct the following Naval Torecs will bo required for the dofonco of Hong Kong.

3.

Local Defenco flotilla 4 Destroyers or Frigates

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Bombarding force 2 River Gunboats

Amphibious lift -

-

(6 L. C. T.

(6 L. C. I. (L)

(1 L. S. I. (M)

Inshore patrols 16 H.D.M.L.

Mine swooping force

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4 B.Y.M. S.

Local Defence Flotilla. To agruo that four dostroyers or frigates will be required to operate from Hong Kong for the suppression of piracy and other acts of violonce in the Hong Kong arca.

The British lacific Floot will howovor be based on Hong Kong and it is more conveniont that this duty should be undertaken for tho prosont by ships dotached from the B..F. rather than by forming a special It will bo for the Admiralty to local defence flotilla. docido on how this commitmont is met whon the futuro disposition of the post-war Navy is mado.

4.

Wo

Bombarding forco. Though we do not consider this an cssential requiremont thoro are throu gunboats on passaro to Singapore where they will be placed in rosorvo, consider that two of those could bo, with advantage, placed in reservo at Hong Kong whoro, in addition to mooting C.-in-C. Hong Kong's roquiromonts they could bo usud as dopot ships -8-

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ong Kong's detailed

aired for the defence

the extent to which

imited functions of:-

ing to assist the Police

al security;

threat of external attack

controlling the frontier;

igo, and acting as a

aspirations.

ned ourselves to examining

necessary for certain more

by tho Dofonce of Basca

.05.

Is that in addition to the

Naval Toreos will bo

Song

Destroyers or Frigates

Gunboats

.L.

Y. N. S.

Vo agrue that four

quired to oporate from

piracy and other acts of

The British acific Floot

g and it is more convenient

en for the prosent by ships

han by forming a special

bo for the Admiralty to

not when the future disposition

wo do not consider this

athroo gunboats on passago lacod in reserve. 170

bo, with advantage, placod

addition to mooting C.-in-C. ld bo usod as dopot ships