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retain the third Gurkha battalion until late 1996 or early 1997, and
that the UK battalion remain
remain until June 1997. Decisions on the
withdrawal dates of the second and third Gurkha battalions were to be
reassessed in the 1993 Review. Following the guidance given in the MOD
policy paper 'The Rundown of the Hong Kong Garrison to 1997', and
agreed by HQBF HK, the infantry battalions should be withdrawn as
follows:
a. The second Gurkha battalion should be withdrawn by October
1994. Withdrawal is to be achieved by amalgamation of 2 GR and 6
GR, as planned in the Brigade of Gurkhas rundown plan.
b.
Subject to confirmation in the 1995 Review, the third Gurkha
battalion should be withdrawn in December 1996, after which time
the Garrison's infantry element will reduce to a single UK
battalion. The withdrawal of the third Gurkha battalion is to be
achieved by the Arms Plot move of 1 RGR from Hong Kong to UK.
SUPPORTING ARMS AND SERVICES
13. The new BFHK concept of operations' will result in a reduction
in the levels of combat support required, and work will continue to
identify and implement other reductions commensurate with the combat
support requirements of the Garrison as it runs down. An example of
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HK 10001 J3 Ops BFHK Concept Of Operations (operational Instruction 2/92), dated 9 November 1992.
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