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Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force
Active1933–1967
CountryHong Kong Naval Volunteer Force British Hong Kong
BranchHong Kong Naval Volunteer Force Royal Navy
Typelocal auxiliary navy
Garrison/HQHong Kong Defence Force
Nickname(s)The Wavy Navy
Motto(s)Fortiter et recte (Boldly and rightly)
EngagementsBattle of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force (HKNVR) was a volunteer navy established in 1933. In 1939, it was granted the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve status and was renamed Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (HKRNVR). In 1959, it was renamed the Hong Kong Royal Naval Reserve (HKRNR) after bring absorbed directly into the Royal Naval Reserve. It was disbanded in 1967.

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