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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 ...
After its entry into Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Garrison abide by the Basic Law and the Garrison Law, actively organizing military training. According to the Garrison Law, the Garrison established working contacts with the Hong Kong Government , and opened the barracks on Stonecutters Island and Stanley to the public to promote Hong Kong people's ...
The Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building [2] is the headquarters building of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, located on Lung Wui Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong. It houses the Central Barracks. It is a 113-metre (371 ft) tall, 28-floor building located within the former HMS Tamar naval base.
A long-standing part of Hong Kong's military history, the Gun Club Hill Barracks arose out of the need to house soldiers on the Kowloon Peninsula following the cession of the area under the 1863 Treaty of Tientsin following the Second Opium War. The British were in need of additional military facilities and had begun scouting sites on the ...
Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base (Chinese: 昂船洲海軍基地) is part of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison and small naval base on Stonecutters Island (Ngong Shuen Chau), Hong Kong. It is home to the South Sea Fleet Squadron #38081 and is a sub-base of the naval squadron of the South Sea Fleet. The area surrounding the base is off ...
Lyemun Barracks was named after the fishing village of Lei Yue Mun. The old Lyemun Barracks was one of the earliest and most important British Army fortifications in Hong Kong. Situated at the northeast corner of Hong Kong Island overlooking the eastern approach to the Victoria Harbour, Lei Yue Mun occupied a strategic position.
Shek Kong Airfield. The Shek Kong Airfield (Chinese: 石崗機場, ICAO: VHSK, formerly RAF Sek Kong) is the sole airbase of the People's Liberation Army Air Force in the Hong Kong SAR, falling under the Southern Theater Command Air Force, and is located in Shek Kong, New Territories.
Barracks were built here by the British Army during the colonial era. To the west of Kwan Tei, Gailiopi Lines (新圍軍營) is located near San Wai, a walled village north of Lung Yeuk Tau. To the south, Burma Lines (皇后山軍營) is on Queen's Hill (皇后山). The Field Patrol Department of the Hong Kong Police Force is also near Queen's ...