TNAG-0984-FCO40-1203-Immigration-from-China-to-Hong-Kong-1980 — Page 14

IN HEADING, CROSS OUT

'COST OF'.

REPLACE FIRST PARAGRAPH WITH: "THE SIZE OF THE GARRISON FORCES WAS FULLY REVIEWED IN 1975, BY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.K. GOVERNMENT AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT. NECESSARY REINFORCEMENT BEGAN IN MID-1979 TO INCREASE SECURITY MEASURES ALONG THE BORDER, A NEW AGREEMENT HAS JUST BEEN SIGNED WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE FURTHER ENLARGEMENT OF THE GARRISON BY ONE INFANTRY BATTALION AND SUPPORT ELEMENTS, AND WILL COME INTO EFFECT IN 1981. INITIALLY THE NEW STRENGTH OF THE GARRISON WILL COMPRISE 4 GURKHA BATTALIONS AND 1 BRITISH BATTALION, WITH INCREASED SUPPORT ARMS. THIS INEVITABLY MEANS A SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED CONTRIBUTION BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TOWARDS THE COST OF THE GARRISON.'

CROSS OUT THE SENTENCE BEGINNING: THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT... IN THE FOURTH LAST LINE, REPLACE WAS' WITH 'FORCES WERE'. IN LAST LINE, REPLACE "EXPENSES' WITH *PROJECTS'.

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