United Kingdom military forces in the colony of Hong Kong
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British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997)
Active
26 January 1841; 183 years ago (1841-01-26)–30 June 1997; 26 years ago (1997-06-30)
Country
British Hong Kong
Allegiance
Monarch
Branch
Royal Navy
British Army
Royal Air Force
Type
Cavalry
Infantry
Artillery
Role
Territorial Defence
Size
One Garrison (during the Second World War)
One Brigade (after 1945)
Garrison/HQ
Garrison – All installments HQ – Flagstaff House (Residence of the CBF)
Anniversaries
Liberation Day
Equipment
Artillery
Vessels
Helicopter
Engagements
Pacific War
Battle of Hong Kong
Commanders
Commander-in-chief
Governor of Hong Kong
Commanding Officer
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF)
Inaugural holder of CBF
Major General George D'Aguilar
Final holder of CBF
Major General Bryan Dutton
Notable commanders
Major General Christopher Maltby
Brigadier General John Lawson
Military unit
British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese
駐港英軍
Simplified Chinese
驻港英军
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Zhùgǎng Yīngjūn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
zyu3 gong2 jing1 gwan1
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. Much of the British military left prior to the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. The present article focuses mainly on the British garrison in Hong Kong in the post Second World War era. For more information concerning the British garrison during the Second World War and earlier, see the Battle of Hong Kong.
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