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Defences (Firing Areas)

[CAP. 196

grid reference KV 265701 (Lat. 22° 18′ 54′′, Long. 114° 20′ 42′′) thence along the eastern shore at the high water mark to the easternmost point of Bluff Island at grid reference KV 275715 (Lat. 20° 19′ 36′′, Long. 114° 21′ 18′′) and thence eastwards to the starting point.

(c) [Deleted, L.N. 15/80.]

(d) Firing Area D-

The area included in Firing Area D comprises the greater part of the Castle Peak Peninsula and is bounded as follows-

By a line running from grid reference HQ 04608563 south eastwards through HQ 04758552 and HQ 05278544 to HQ 06388446, thence south westwards through HQ 05753324, HQ 04808137. HQ 04488113, and HQ 04348100 to HQ 04218062, thence to HQ 04418023 and south westwards through HQ 03897949, HQ 03397819 to HQ 02507744, thence westwards to HQ 01747756, north westwards to HQ 01237788 and northwards through HQ 00857953 to HQ 00668190, eastwards to HQ 02018172, thence north eastwards through HQ 02408238, HQ 02428242 along a road kerb to HQ 03038306 and HQ 03068328 along a road kerb to HQ 03258367 and north eastwards through HQ 03938480 and HQ 04418550 to HQ 04608563.

(e) Firing Area E (Lo Wu Classification Range)—–—

The area included in this Firing Arca is bounded as follows- By a line starting at a point grid reference KV01449326 thence in a direction 33° to a point at grid reference KV01669360 thence in a direction 42° to a point at grid reference KV01839379 thence in a direction 102° to a point at grid reference KV02109374 thence in a direction 164° to a point at grid reference KV02199343 thence in a direction 247° to a point at grid reference KV01889329 thence in a direction 258° to a point at grid reference KV01489320 thence in a direction 324° to the starting point.

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PART II

Note. All Latitudes are N. and Longitudes are E. Latitudes and Longitudes are taken from Admiralty Charts Nos. 937 and 938.

Torpedo firing area-

The area included in this firing area is enclosed by lines joining the follow- ing positions-

Latitude 22 17′ 36′′ Longitude 114° 23' 0"

Latitude 22° 14′ 48′′ Longitude 114° 24′ 6′′

Latitude 22° 14' 0" Longitude 114° 21′ 24′′

Latitude 22° 16′ 48′′ Longitude 114° 20′ 24′′.

PART III

Note. (1) All Latitudes are N. and Longitudes are E.

(2) Latitudes and Longitudes are taken from Admiralty Charts

Nos. 937 and 938.

(3) All map references are taken from Edition 1-GSGS, Series

L.681, Sheet 2.

(a) Explosive Minesweeping Area I (Lamma Area)—–

The area included in this minesweeping area is enclosed by lines joining the following positions-

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