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ANNIKA to DP 9/68(C)
Draft) (Continued)
Royal Air Force installations at KAI TAK and the radar and signals
unit at TAI MO SHAN.
31.
Staging Post Facilities.
Whilst the requirement
to reinforce the garrison remains and units are deployed by air,
there will be a continuing need for the present staging facilities
at Hong Kong.
LOGISTICS
Peace-time Maintenance
32. Under the present system Hong Kong is supplied, in the main,
from the Singapore base. When Hong Kong becomes an independent
command "e would expect an increase in stock holding of about
10% to compensate for the long lines of communication from the
United Kingdom, even taking into account the increase in routine
resupply by air. The nature and extent of increases in logistic
support are dependent upon the outcome of further study.
Full advantage would be taken of civilian repair facilitics
but some capability and opares backing would be needed to
ccrpensate for the loss of the Singapore base repair
facilities.
Level of War Reserves
33.
Pre-stocked Unit Equipment. (PUE).
Irrespective of the
eventual size of the permanent garrison, PU for reinforcing
battalions to bring the total strength up to 10
major units should be held at internal security scales.
340 War Maintenance Reserves. (WMR). At present war maintenance
reserves (WMR) are held for the authorised garrison (63 major units),
plus an armoured squadron for 10 days at sustained rates. It is
intended that the tanks and other equipment for the armoured
squadron pre-stocked in the colony will be withdrawn when the
resident armoured car squadron is equipped with Swing Fire.
planning purposes, the ultimate WMR should be based on a permanent
garrison strength of 73 major units.
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