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in principle that the Hong Kong

Police

Force

should

undergo

appropriate limited expansion to

enable

it

to discharge its

responsibility

for

maintenance of

public order before and after 1997.

The first practical steps will take

place shortly in Hong Kong. The

existing Auxiliary Air Force will be

reorganised to form

Government

Flying

a

Civil

Services

Department, with responsibility for

providing the Hong Kong Government

with the necessary flying services.

The British side also gave a

briefing on

their provisional

planning for the phased withdrawal

of the British Garrison from Hong

Kong. The Chinese side expressed

their understanding.

Her

Majesty's Government's primary

objective in this crucial and

sensitive area is to ensure that

Hong Kong's security and stability

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