CO_968_583_DEFENCE_OF_HONG_KONG_1957_1959 — Page 78

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HONG KONG FIGURES.

(Major Teeth Arm Units)

Proposed (7 2/3rds)

Page 743

Present

83)

One armd regt

464

One armd regt

Two fd regts

1044

One få regt

464.

522

One medium regt

591

One med bty

197

25

One indep fd sqn RE

249

One indep fd sqn RE

24.9

Two UK inf bns ✓

1270

Two UK inf bns

1270

Two Gurkha inf bns ✓

1921

Three Gurkha inf bns

2885

5539

5587

In addition there are a number of adm units which might be able to produce an IS element from their British personnel.

The units concerned have a British element as follows:

8 Coy RASC

180

56 Coy RASC

43

79 Coy (Water Tpt) RASC

44

HK Signal Regt

240

Comd Wksp

194

Def and emp pl

29

REME pers with LADS

253

(reduced by 30 under FARELF proposals)

983

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