SECRET
GARRISON WITHDRAWAL PLAN
CURRENT FORCE LEVELS
LAND 4 Battalions
(3 Gurkha and one British)
1991
Royal Hong Kong Police assume responsibility for half of border patrol duties
1992
Withdraw 1st Gurkha Ben in Mid 1992
1993
RIKP asumes
responsibility
for border patrol duties
1994
Withdraw 2nd Gurkha Btn (Suoject to review in 1992)
SEA
3 Peacock Class
Patrol Vessels
(2 Peacocks were withdrawn in 1988)
Marine Police
assume Royal Navy'ı Anti-Illegal Immigrant Role
(Withdrawal of 3 remaining Peacock Class Patrol Vensels
originally planned for 1992)
AIR
8 Wessex Helicopters including 2 in reserve (capable of mounting simultaneous Eelilift of half an Infantry Company)
8 Scouts, including 2
in reserve, (Light
Helicopters for
countering internal
security threats) LEGADI
SECRET
Withdrawal of
2 Wessex Heli- copters and 2 Scouts
following assumption by RHKP of
responsibility for whole
border
1995
SECRET
GARRISON WITHDRAWAL PLAN
1996
LEGADJ
BECRET
1997
Withdraw 3rd
& 4th Btns (Governor has said he envisages a need for 2 Resident Btna until the final handover date)
Kitaw
Peacock Patrol V...ais
Withdraw remaining
6 Wessex3 and 6 Scouts
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