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employment from the General Officer Commanding, but to simplify administrative work the Mainland Section Commander will be in administrative charge of all troops on the mainland, and the Island Section Commander in administrative charge of those at Taikoo Sanitarium, and the Volunteer Commandant will be in administrative charge of his own corps.
(3.) Orders for Hong Kong Police.
35. On Mobilization (war stage) being ordered, the Colonial Government will hand over to the Military Authorities 150 Indian Police with one European officer.
The O.C. British Battalion will detail a Captain to command this force, and the O.C. No. 1 Indian Infantry Regiment will detail "one Hindustani-speaking subaltern to serve with this force.
The O.C. the force will be designated Commandant of Police, he will make all necessary arrangements for rationing and equipping his men.
Headquarters of this police force will be at Victoria Barracks.
The police will take over the guards set forth in the following table :--
Locality.
Headquarters, Victoria Barracks
Ordnance Guard
Quarry Bay Docks
Hung Hom Docks
Belcher's Engine House and Praya
Lights
Cable Hut, Lyemun
Cable Hut, Lyemun Point
Strength.
Strength.
Officers.
Rank and File.
Found on Precautionary Stage by-
Officers.
Rank and File.
: :
:
:
3
60
British Infantry, Murray Barracks..
60
12
Indian Infantry Company, Taikoo
:87
Sanitarium
12
J.C. No. 2 Indian Infantry, Whit-
field Barracks
77
20
British Infantry Detachment, Sandy
10
Bay Gap
4
British Infantry
Detachment,
4
Saiwan
4
British Infantry
Detachment,
Rennie's Mill
4
British Infantry Detachment, Whit-
field Barracks
Cable Hut, Kowloon East
Cable Hut, Yaumati
British Infantry Detachment, Whit-
field Barracks
Ration Depôt, Whitfield Barracks
7
No. 2 Indian Infantry, Whitfield
Coolie Guards-
Barracks
Victoria Barracks
10
None.
Whitfield Barracks
10
None.
The Ordnance Guard will find the following patrols and sentries :-
By Night-
7
Men.
1. Sea front, from old A.S.C. Pier across entrance to R.E. (new A.S.C.)
Camber to iron fence on Camber-
12
2. Queen's road, north and east sides-
2 double Sentries, with reliefs
2 single Sentries, with reliefs
3. Old Magazine and 800-barrel Magazine- 2 inside Sentries, wiih reliefs
4. To block Kennedy Road-
2 double Sentries, with reliefs
5. 4 flying Patrols of 2 men,
with reliefs
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6
12
24
By Day.-Number employed to be by arrangement between Chief Ordnance Officer and the Commandant of Police.
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