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British Forces Overseas Hong Kong comprised the elements of the British Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines) and Royal Air Force stationed in British Hong Kong.The Governor of Hong Kong also assumed the position of the commander-in-chief of the forces and the Commander British Forces in Hong Kong took charge of the daily deployment of the troops.
Wellington Barracks (Chinese: 威靈頓兵房; Jyutping: wai1 ling4 deon6 bing1 fong4) was a military barracks located to the east of Garden Road in Admiralty, Hong Kong.One of many military complexes constructed by the British Army in the area, the land was returned to the Hong Kong government in the 1970s and gradually reverted to civilian use.
The Military history of Hong Kong dates back to the Qin conquest. As Hong Kong is on the sea routes to the city of Guangzhou, the territories of Hong Kong served as an outer port. Amounts of pearl and salt are also located within the shores of Hong Kong as well. Thus, there is a long history of military and navy garrisoning the territory.
The following barracks still exist in Hong Kong now. [1] Central Barracks. Headquarters House; Chek Chue Barracks; Ching Yi To Barracks, formerly known as "Queen's Line" Western Barracks; Gun Club Hill Barracks; Kowloon East Barracks, formerly known as "Osborn Barracks" No. 1A Cornwall Street; Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks; Shek Kong Barracks
In 1962, the HKCTU became the Hong Kong Military Service Corps (HKMSC) [2] and consequently the GSC capbadge was replaced by a Dragon emblem. Initially the Dragon insignia, which was a Division Sign, had represented the Hong Kong Garrison and all British army soldiers serving in Hong Kong wore a Dragon cloth-badge on their uniform.
Sham Shui Po Barracks was a British Army facility built in the 1920s in the Sham Shui Po area of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The base was bounded by Fuk Wa Street to the east by Yen Chow Street and to the west by Tonkin Street and Camp Street. The buildings on one side were known as Hankow Barracks, and the other Nanking Barracks.
Hong Kong had been a British colony since 1841, when it was occupied by British forces during the first Opium War. ... “I knew this was an extraordinary moment, a new chapter in the history of ...
Stanley Fort is a military installation on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Built originally to serve the British Armed Forces, it now houses the Hong Kong garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It has also been used as Kai Chi Children's Centre and the Aberdeen Rehabilitation Centre. [1]