TNAG-0537-FCO40-632-Strength-of-garrison-in-Hong-Kong-1975 — Page 29

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APPENDIX 1 TO

ANNEX A TO

COS 1030/756

Costs of Proposed Garrison

M

1975/76 Estimates Prices

1 Frigate

3 Patrol Craft

1 Artillery Battery

1 British Infantry Battalion 4 Gurkha Infantry Battalions 2 Gurkha Engineer Squadrons

(1 in the Infantry role)

RAF

1 Helicopter Squadron

Works Services

Air Trooping

Notes:

1.

4.0

26.5

1.6

6.0

12.27

TOTAL

140.3

2.

3.

The reorganisation of the garrison will not be complete until 1977/78 when the fourth Gurkha Battalion is planned to replace one of the two UK battalions. Additional costs in 1976/77 arising from this amount: to about £3M which are not included in the Army costs shown above.

The cost of a frigate refit in 1977/78 (£2.5M) is excluded.

The Navy figure excludes a share of the capital cost of new patrol craft, which are still under examination. These costs could be in the region of £5-10M spread equally over a 5 year period.

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