The Military of Hong Kong (amusement)

i find the discussion quite interesting, i has a query and would like your deepest opinion on it.

how much support would there be (refering to hk public) to estab hk own army division? would it be a wise idea to invest hk citizens in the army? given the level of education, living cost of a cosmopolitan city, the limited population base that could be doing something more productive; could it be affordable to the citystate? or would hk hire mainlanders to solider their army?

are HK ok with PLA garrison, and what opinions does HK has of the garrison? i think HK still has a coastal protection force, is this correct?

thx.

akinkhoo said:

i find the discussion quite interesting, i has a query and would like your deepest opinion on it.

how much support would there be (refering to hk public) to estab hk own army division? would it be a wise idea to invest hk citizens in the army? given the level of education, living cost of a cosmopolitan city, the limited population base that could be doing something more productive; could it be affordable to the citystate? or would hk hire mainlanders to solider their army?

are HK ok with PLA garrison, and what opinions does HK has of the garrison? i think HK still has a coastal protection force, is this correct?

thx.

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I don't think there are great interest in HK to establish its' own army division, but HK probably could afford to have some military force. HK would also probably accept to hire mainlanders for soliders.

Yes, HK people are OK with PLA garrison, since the PLA keep a low profile and are doing their best to not cause any trouble and inconvenient.

HK do have a coast guard and they have quick many vessels.

KYli I agree fully agree with you.

We have the capability to establish our own defence force. But you wouldn't find many Hong Kong People supporting this. We are happy that we get our protection from what we call our motherland and we are sure they do everything they can to keep us save. As Kyli already make aware the PLA garrison keep a low profile in Hong Kong and are doing their best not to cause any trouble and inconvenient.

Last time I check, the PLA garrison are not allow to mount any operation in Hong Kong unless they received an official request for help, with the exception of war time.

HK do have a coast guard and they have quick many vessels.

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Hong Kong does not have a formal coast guard service. The Hong Kong Police Force Marine Region patrolling our waters and the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre utilizing asset from the Hong Kong Police Force Marine Region, Marine Department and Government Flying Service for Maritime SAR mission. But it very true that The Police Marine Region has a very large amount of ship.

I happen to know a few officers in now disbanded HK reserve. Some became police officers and one heli pilot.

From what I heard, they trained pretty tough. We went to UK and malaysia jungle for training with gurhkas, the toughest soldiers in the world. The entry rate I was told was about 10%. They had to run 3 miles hilly in less than 23 min with full combat gears.

Of course, they also complained about being ill-equipped.

Anyway I think there is 2 problem with the old HK reserve, ill-equipped and underfund.

It not that Hong Kong dun have the money, but I think it more it dun need to waste that money. Unlike like the singapore it doesn't have a big bother to looking up too. They have to protect themself. We use to have UK we have PRC now, it may already become a part of our culture now, I dun think you find many people here who tell u they wanna join a army and I dun think U find many who want a HK army in the frist place.

gurhkas, the toughest soldiers in the world

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Maybe, but I dun think there is a toughest soldiers in world, in reality there is no such thing. What u mean toughest, strength, stamia, or what.
Every soilder could possible agrue their soilder are the toughest or strongest in the world.

toughest means simplily toughest, physically and with descipline. If you ask a gurkha to stay in one place. He will never move until you tell him to. Of course, I am not saying they will win every battle. They are just grunts. They run (literally) 100km over hilly hk in 14 hrs in boots. Over 24 hrs, he will fail. The british selects one gurkha over every few hundred applicants living in high alttitude Nepal mountainous region.

I am not saying they are the best But they are just toughest.

I think HK is capable of having a modernized military, at least comparable to the West.

I don't necessary mean they are as powerful, but at least the equipment and training will be. One of the prime examples will be the SDU. It is world renowned, and as effective as the West, as well as that they sometimes train with the SAS, SDU, according to what I have read.

But finally of course HK probably will not need its own military force for a very long time. HK is a commercial city, and as important in international status like any Western cities.

Hong Kong SDU is more or less something in between a Federal Tatical team and the SAS. They are the best in Hong Kong.
As i said b4 they were first rise and trained by the british SAS.

SDU is generally not used unless its extreme emergengy or for CT. There only about 100 active member of the SDU, so they wont be able to much damage compared to a regular army

They are not supposed to do as much dmg as a regular army. But i was trying to said they got the same role as the SAS has in extreme emergengy and CT and most likely as well trained for that role.
Most tactical opt is handle by the EU and PTU anyway they are some were in between a elities patrol force and a load of mini swat team.