TNAG-2120-FCO40-3026-Hong-Kong-Garrison-future-of-the-Royal-Navy-presence-1990 — Page 153

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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(2 Peacocks were withdrawn in 1988)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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