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SECTION IV.
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HONG KONG DEFENCE FLUN.
HAVAL PLAN.
PASK OF HAVAL FORCES.
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HOG KONG is considered indefensible against a serious attack by a major power in occupation of the Mainland of China. In order to meet the scale of ttack anvisaged in section III the tasks of the Naval Forces defending HONG KONG will be:
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To seek out and destroy enemy naval forces attacking the Colony.
To seck out and dest organized enemy amphibious assault forces before they reach their objective.
To provide bombardment support for land forces.
To provide tho required lift by aca for our own land forces
in the vicinity of Hong Kong, Section V Paragraph I (e).
To suppress piracy and our acts of violence during periods of unrest.
To provide sufficient inshore patrols to assist (e) and to pro...nt in infiltration of agents and the smuggling of arns into the Colony.
To help establishment of & RADAR network by means of Picket siripa.
To ensure the free passage of ships in swept channels clear of
minos.
To protect shipping in harbour and dooks against attack by Limpets and sabotage from midget underwater craft and junks.
To assist in ferrying replacement aircraft should overland routes be out of aotir 1.
To provide Naval Air Artı spottor aircraft for bonbardments. (1) To provide a reserve of fighter defence and air support.
FORMATION OF LOCAL DEFEN FLOTTILA,
The formation of a local defence flotilla is considered to
be the most efficient way of meeting attacks in (a), (b) and (e) above, The only enemy naval forces likely to be encountered are light craft, landing craft and motor junks. Even in time of comparative quiet acts of piracy against all types of coasting merchant vessels can be expected and it is proposed that are flotilla of 4 destroyers or frigates, augmented as necessary by the British Pacific Fleet, should be sufficient for this duty.
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