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Pla Hong Kong GarrisonThe Military of Hong Kong consists of the Hong Kong Garrison of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army (or PLA). Before the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China, defence of the territory was carried out by the British Forces Overseas Hong Kong. Command The Hong Garrison reports to the both the Guangzhou Military Region and Central Military Commission in Beijing, as well as informs the local Hong Kong Government of any actions within or around the SAR. The commanders of the Garrions are as follows: - Lt. Gen. Wang Jitang - Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison
- Maj. Gen. Liu Liangkai - Political commissar of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison
- Senior Col. Chen Xuekui - Commander of the Shenzhen Base of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison
Navy The naval presence in Hong Kong is limited to a small fleet of ships rotating from ships from bases in the Mainland: Unit - Naval Squadron (38081) Bases Ships - 4 Houjian class PGG - Type 520T the Houjian are large missile boats carry five C-801/YJ-1 anti-ship missiles
- 2 520-ton type 037-2 fast attack craft missiles with a speed of 32kts; they are equipped with six C801M SSM, the active radar homing to 80 km at 0.9 Mach; one twin 37 mm and two twin 30 mm guns; to based at Anchuanzhou Island Naval Base
- 2 Type-074 LST - based at Anchuanzhou Island Naval Base
Air Force Like the navy and the former RAF, the PLA Air Force (PLAAF) is limited to a small unit, namely a helicopter support unit: Helocopter Regiment (PLAAF) (39968) Bases Regiment: 1 Aircraft - 12 Z9B helicopters (AS 565 Panther and SA 360 Dauphin 2) - 1 squadron at Shigang Airbase
- 22 J8-2 (Jian-8 Fighter aircraft 8)- 1 squadron at Guangdong Airbase; based on MiG-21/J-7 and Ye-152A, it is to be replaced by J8-2M
Army Infantry Garrison Brigade (Air Assault) (53300) - 3 infrantry units
- 1 mechanized infrantry
- 1 artillery unit
- 1 engineer batallion
- 1 recon/Special Ops convoy
- 2nd armor convoy
- Logistics Base (53310) Shenzhou
- Motor Transport Company (Shao Fei)
Formerly 1st Red Regiment of 1st Red Division, 1st Red Army,. The 1st Red Regiment was comprised of the 424th regiment, 142nd Division, 48th Army (1949).In 1952, the 142nd division was assigned to 55th Army and 424th regiment renamed a 430th regiment. In 1970, the 144th division was renamed to 163rd division and 430th regiment renamed as 487 regiment. Bases - Central Barracks - PLA Army - formerly HMS Tamar
- Shenzhou, China
Troop Strength Equipment - 21 WZ551 Wheeled Armored Personnel Carrier (Type 92/90) with 25 mm cannon
- 85 type 7.62 mm submachine gun
- 86 type 5.8 mm assault automatic rifle
PLA Details Military branches Hong Kong garrison of the People's Republic of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) including elements of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region Military manpower - military age: Residents of Hong Kong are prohibited from joining the PLA. Military manpower - availability: None Military manpower - fit for military service: None Military manpower - reaching military age annually: None Military expenditures - dollar figure: Not Applicable; note - separate budget for Hong Kong not established by the People's Republic of China Military expenditures - percent of GDP: Not Applicable Military - note: (National) defence, as enshrined in the Basic Law (Hong Kong's constitution), is the responsibility of the government of the People's Republic of China. References Hong Kong
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