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THE HONG KONG GARRISON

ANNEX B

ILLUSTRATIVE FORCE STRUCTURE (as at January 1995)

1. Headquarters staff. 200 personnel.

2. RN. Three patrol craft and 500 personnel.

3. Army. One Gurkha infantry battalion, comprising 950 personnel; a logistics regiment comprising 500 personnel: and a signals

regiment comprising 300 personnel.

4. RAF. Maximum of eight Wessex helicopters and 250 personnel.

5. Support services. 800 personnel.

6. Total manpower. 3500 comprising:

[] UK military.

[] Gurkha.

[] locally entered military personnel.

[] UK civilians.

[] locally employed civilians.

7. Defence Estate. Four sites: the Prince of Wales Building;

Stonecutters Island; Sek Kong airfield and barracks; and Osborn

barracks.

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