§ Sir Paul Bryanasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has received any request to reinforce the Hong Kong garrison; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PymYes. This was discussed during the Governor's recent talks in London. The Government have agreed to a request for additional forces to assist the Hong Kong Government more effectively to control illegal immigration from China Reinforcements, consisting of an infantry battalion from the United Kingdom and two companies from the Gurkha battalion in Brunei, together with helicopters, hovercraft, a fast patrol boat and supporting personnel will start to move to Hong Kong in the next few days.