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SECTION V.
1. OBJECT.
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HONG KONG DEFENCE PLAN.
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HONG KONG is considered undefendable against a serious attack by a major power in occupation of the Mainland of China. Therefore the tasku of the larl forces in HONG KONG are:-
2.
(a)
BE
(b)
(0)
(a)
(0)
To nintain law and order in the Colony and the low Territories.
Take offensive or defensive action against a local ar Lord
on or wide tho frontier.
Tale necossary precautiors in the event of a defeated Chinese Army socking refuge in the Now Territories.
Talo necessary precautions to prevent civil disturbancos -organized from outside materializing in the Colony.
lount a minor expc
r to the China Coast in the vicinity
of Hong Kong in the uvent of a serious deterioration of the Chinese situation.
PREVENT GARRISON STRENGTH..
The present strength of the garrison is, excluding administrative and non-divisional units, two infantry brigados. The brigades are committed to the task of maintaining law and ordor and no reserve is available to meet an emergency.
The reasons are
AS HONG KONG is divided by a quarter of a mile of water from the lainland, the force is split.
as follows:-
(a)
(b)
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 employed in their place.
At
(c)
The Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps has been disbanded, which entails mare non being employed in a static V. P. defence role. There is no immediate prospect of this force being reconstituted as an effective organization.
3. FUTURE GARRISON STRENGTI.
To carry out the tanks in paragraph 1, it is recommended that the garrison strength should be increased from two Infantry Brigades to a British Division less one Infantry Brigade Group.
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