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ANNEX B TO 6060 HQSV DATED 2
SCALE OF TROOPS IN THE INFANTRY ROLE REQUIRED TO ASSIST POLICE WITH INTERNAL. SECURITY AND BORDER DUTIES
JUL 74
Serial
(a)
Area
(b)
Population
(c)
Police Establishment (1)
(3)
Troops Required
·
Immediately
(e)
After Reinforceme
(£)
1
Hong Kong Island
1,126,CCO
2,020
One bn
One bn
2
Kai Tak Airport
200
Two coys
Two coys
(Note
(approx
half a bn)
3
North and East Kowloon
(Kwan Tong, Won Tai Sin
and Kowloon city)
1,350,000
2,100
One bn
One bn
West Kowloon
(Shamshuipo, Mong Kok
and Yau Ma Tei)
810,000
1,800
One bn
One bn
5
Hong Kong Island/Kowloon
Reserve
One bn
6
Tsuen Wan
400,000
300
Half a ba
One bn
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New Territories
(less border)
$
Police Border Division
9
Totals (Infantry Role)
280,000
9C0
Half a bn
One bn
(Note 3
20,000
480
One bn
Two bas
Five and a half bns
Eight and a half bns
(Note 4,
Notes: (1) Excludes Marine Police, Tact Trg School, CID, Special Branch, admin staff and auxiliaries.
(2) By this time it may have been possible to transfer some of the responsibility for Kai Tak
(3)
to the RAF Regiment Squadron earmarked as reinforcements or to RHKR (V).
Should double up as reserve for the Border.
(4)
One of which should if possible be available at very short notice.
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