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MDHIAN 9241
NEW ORBAT. THE FINAL ESTABLISHMENT AND DETAILED COMPOSITION OF
REMAINING UNITS IS YET TO BE ENDORSED BY MOD
4. THE FUTURE GARRISON ORBAT. FM EARLY 95 BFHK WILL NUMBER APPROXIMATELY 3000 ALL RANKS AND CIVILIANS, EXCLUDING DEPENDANTS. IT WILL COMPRISE THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
A. A JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS
B. ONE GURKHA INFANTRY BATTALION GROUP
C. THE RN HK SQUADRON WITH 3 PATROL CRAFT D. A RAF SQUADRON OF 4 AE AND 2 IUR WESSEX E. APPROPRIATE SUPPORT SERVICES
5. LOCATIONS. WHILST THE DETAILED QUARTERING PLOT HAS STILL TO BE DECIDED, THE FOLLOWING BARRACKS HAVE BEEN EARMARKED AS THE PRINCIPAL LOCATIONS FOR THE FORCE: PRINCE OF WALES BUILDING, STONECUTTERS, SEK KONG, CASSINO, KINGS PARK AND OSBORN. IT IS INTENDED TO HAND THE REST OF THE DEFENCE ESTATE BACK TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
6. DRAWDOWN BY UNIT. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE PLANS FOR THE MOVE OF TDBG OR THE REST OF THE GURKHA INFRASTRUCTURE TO UK. IN OUTLINE ONLY I EXPECT THE DRAWDOWN TO AFFECT UNITS IN THE FOLLOWING WAY:
A. HEADQUARTERS. HQBF WILL REDUCE SUBSTANTIALLY AND BECOME A JOINT HQ, SUBSUMING THE RESPONSIBILITIES CURRENTLY EXERCISED BY THE SINGLE SERVICE COMMANDERS. ACCORDINGLY, THE POSTS OF CAPIC, CRAF AND COMD 48 GURKHA INF BDE WILL BE REMOVED WITH CONCOMITANT REDUCTIONS IN STAFF B. INFANTRY. THE AMALGAMATION OF 2 GR AND 6 GR WILL GO AHEAD AS PLANNED. 1 RGR WILL REMAIN IN CASSINO LINES. GALLIPOLI LINES WILL BE VACATED. 1 BW WILL ARMS PLOT TO THE UK IN MID 94 AND NOT BE REPLACED. STANLEY FORT INCLUDING THE SCHOOL WILL CLOSE ON DEPARTURE OF 1 BW C. ENGINEERS. QGE WILL REDUCE TO A SINGLE SMALL FIELD SQUADRON OF APPROXIMATELY 100 MEN IN SEK KONG. THE INDEPENDENT SQUADRON IN UK WILL NOT BE AFFECTED
D. COMMS. QG SIGNALS WILL REDUCE TO A STRENGTH OF ABOUT 300 PERSONNEL BY EARLY 95. IT WILL RETAIN DETACHMENTS IN SEK KONG, KOWLOON AND HONG KONG. ELEMENTS IN NEPAL, BRUNEI AND UK WILL BE UNAFFECTED. THE FUTURE ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SEK KONG GARRISON ARE CURRENTLY UNDER
REVIEW
E. AAC. 660 SQN AAC WILL DISBAND BY EARLY 94
F. HKMSC. HKMSC PERSONNEL WILL BE RETAINED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINING ELEMENTS OF BFHK. DRAGON COY AND DASU WILL REMAIN AT REDUCED ESTABLISHMENTS TO GUARD THE REMAINING MILITARY ESTATE. THE HQ AND MRO FUNCTIONS WILL REMAIN COMPRISING ELEMENTS OF THE EXISTING DEPOT ORGANISATIONS. RECRUITING WILL CEASE IMMEDIATELY. DRAGON COY WILL BE BASED AT DEPOT HKMSC BUT DASU WILL REMAIN IN SEK KONG
G. LOG UNITS. QOGTR, 24 PC SQN RLC AND SUP SVCS RLC WILL REDUCE AND AMALGAMATE TO FORM A LOG SP REGT BY 1 APR 94. THERE WILL BE LARGE
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