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General Officer Commanding the Forces in China.

To the

Secretary, Wer Office, London, S.W.1.

Head quarters, Hong Kong.

Zoth LoveLper 1 J.

Sir,

With reference to War Office letter Hong Kong jull

(0,1,1,2,) dated 9th July 1920, I have the honour to report that

many details of the proposed re-location of barracks relai. to

De discussed, and there are any alternatives to be considered: osures: -

but I believe there are now sufficient data to enable the kar

Department to decide the fundamental principle on certain

assumptions, viz:-

718.

(i) That the Estaplishment will be approximately tha

same as before the war, plus one mountain Battery

H.1.3.R,1,A. I show in appendix A the assumed garrison

and have empodied therein certain minor modificatious

in numbers uelieved to be approved and others which i

think likely to be approved.

2.

(11) That the location of the greater part of the

garrison on the north side of the haroour and of

the Indian troops at the foot of the Kowlood range

will not be in conflict with the scheme of defence.

Generally, the plan is to put all the European

R... in barracks near their batteries: all the British

Infantry at Gun Club dill and king's Earl (which are contiguous):

and all Indian troops at Kowloon reak reserve land, or somewhere else on the foothills of the owloon Range. Important points

which have not been settled are whether the 2.0.0's. residence, Headquarter Offices, and the R.,3,0. and K.-.0.D. store buildings

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