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SECTION IV.

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HONG KONG DEFENCE PLAN.

HAVAL PLAN.

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(a)

TASK OF HAVAL FORCES.

HONG KONG is considered indefensible against a serious attack by a major power in occupation of the inland of China. In order to mout the scale of attack envisaged in Section III the tasks of the Naval Forces lefonding HONG KOE will bo:

To seek out and destroy enemy naval forces attacking the Colony.

(b)

forces before they reach their objective.

To seek out and destroy organized enemy amphibious assault

(c)

To provide bombardment support for land forces.

(a)

To provide the required lift by sea for our own land forces

(0)

(2)

(g)

(h)

(i)

in the vicinity of Hong Kong. Section V Paragraph I (e).

To suppress piracy ani other acts of violence during perioda of unrest.

To provide sufficient Irgura patrols to assist (o) and to pren.nt the infiltratia, of agents and the smuggling of am into the Colony,

To help establishment of. RADAR network by means of Picket shipa.

To ensure the free passage of ships in swept channels clear of mines.

To protect shipping in mrbour and docks against attack by limpets and sabotage from midget unlerwater craft and junka,

(3)

To assist in ferrying replacement aircraft should overland routes be out of action.

(k)

To provide llaval Air Arm spotter aircraft for bombardments.

(1)

2.

To provide a reserve of fighter defence and air support. FORMATION OF LOCAL DEFENCE FLOTILLA,

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. acts of piracy against all types of coasting merchant vessels can be

Even in time of comparative quiet expected and it is proposed that one flotilla of 4 destroyers or frigates, augmented as necessary by the British Pacific Fleet, should

be sufficient for this duty.

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