Hong Kong Defense Forces - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Defense is the responsibility of United Kingdom

Branches: Headquarters of British Forces, Gurkha Field Forces, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, Royal Hong Kong Police Force

Military manpower: males 15-49,1,620,000; 1,274,000 fit for military service; about 53,000 reach military age (18) annually

Military budget, est. for fiscal year ending 30 June 1984 $195.3 million; about 4.3% of central government budget and 1% of GDP

NOTE: The information regarding Hong Kong on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hong Kong 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hong Kong 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.