Government and Policy
PLA forces in HK conduct 12th routine rotation
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-11-26 10:40
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 Vehicles carrying soldiers and officers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) cross the Lok Ma Chau checkpoint into Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in south China for the annual rotation November 25, 2009. [Xinhua] |
HONG KONG: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) garrison troops in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday conducted its 12th troop rotation since it assumed Hong Kong's defense responsibility on July 1, 1997.
The rotation began as planned early Wednesday when a number of military vehicles of the ground troops rolled across the Lok Ma Chau checkpoint shortly after midnight into Hong Kong under the escort of the Hong Kong police.
Six military helicopters landed around 10:00 a.m. at the Shek Kong Barracks in Hong Kong. Six other helicopters took off shortly afterwards and left for their base in the Chinese mainland.
The last part of the rotation was carried out about an hour later at the Stonecutters Island Naval Base, involving the rotation of a missile frigate and a landing vessel.
