142:
322:
22:
310:, but, like all POWs considered 'local Chinese' by the Japanese, they were released early, resulting in many of these highly motivated young men crossing the border. As a percentage, more HKCR men probably escaped, or evaded capture, and continued fighting than any other Hong Kong-based unit, thus proving the quality of the initial recruitment and selection.
445:
272:, and train them up using experienced officers and non-commissioned officers (NCOs) to the point where the regiment's first battalion could be built. The battalion was originally intended as a machine gun battalion similar to the
252:
in the following war, the
British recruited 250 Hong Kong Chinese gunners to support British artillery units based in Hong Kong. By 1941, Chinese gunners and sappers were dispersed throughout the various units in Hong Kong.
291:) were passed medically by Dr. Scriven, and training was progressing well until interrupted by the Japanese attack. During the fighting, the HKCR was primarily used to guard military stores in
440:
39:
385:
86:
430:
58:
435:
244:
The idea of recruiting more local Hong Kong
Chinese for the defence of the colony began as early as 1936, with the number of Chinese
105:
65:
43:
72:
54:
303:
400:
415:
32:
335:
249:
299:
273:
208:
79:
277:
257:
229:
191:
381:
276:, whose officers were providing the training cadre for the regiment. However, by the time the
147:
327:
288:
292:
268:-sized military unit. Believing it was necessary to recruit a solid core of potential
424:
298:
After the surrender, several HKCR recruits escaped to China and joined up with the
233:
225:
157:
401:
https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.875629034476797?download=true
21:
317:
261:
265:
295:, and also saw action at the ridge that resulted in several casualties.
281:
245:
248:
employed by the
British increasing to 250. With the outbreak of the
446:
Military units and formations of the
British Empire in World War II
287:
The majority of the initial high-quality recruits (mainly from the
307:
269:
15:
378:
Eastern
Fortress: A Military History of Hong Kong, 1840–1970
202:
197:
187:
179:
171:
163:
153:
135:
127:
122:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
264:agreed to form the Hong Kong Chinese Regiment, a
256:In November 1941, a month before the Japanese
224:(HKCR) was a regiment that was raised by the
8:
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
441:Military of Hong Kong under British rule
347:
376:Man, Kwong Chi; Lun, Tsoi Yiu (2014).
119:
371:
284:-sized group had completed training.
7:
369:
367:
365:
363:
361:
359:
357:
355:
353:
351:
211:H. W. Mayer (or Rodney W. Mayer, CO)
44:adding citations to reliable sources
14:
320:
140:
20:
31:needs additional citations for
380:. Hong Kong University Press.
1:
306:shortly after. Others became
183:保衛蘆舍 (Protecting One's Home)
55:"Hong Kong Chinese Regiment"
304:Hong Kong Volunteer Company
131:November 1941–December 1941
462:
431:British colonial regiments
222:Hong Kong Chinese Regiment
123:Hong Kong Chinese Regiment
436:Hong Kong in World War II
336:Royal Hong Kong Regiment
250:Second Sino-Japanese War
175:One battalion authorized
300:British Army Aid Group
274:1st Middlesex Regiment
258:invasion of Hong Kong
167:Machine gun battalion
40:improve this article
416:Hong Kong War Diary
278:Battle of Hong Kong
230:Battle of Hong Kong
228:shortly before the
192:Battle of Hong Kong
280:broke out, only a
387:978-9-8882-0870-8
215:
214:
148:British Hong Kong
116:
115:
108:
90:
453:
403:
398:
392:
391:
373:
330:
328:Hong Kong portal
325:
324:
323:
146:
144:
143:
120:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
461:
460:
456:
455:
454:
452:
451:
450:
421:
420:
412:
407:
406:
399:
395:
388:
375:
374:
349:
344:
326:
321:
319:
316:
289:New Territories
242:
218:
204:
141:
139:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
459:
457:
449:
448:
443:
438:
433:
423:
422:
419:
418:
411:
410:External links
408:
405:
404:
393:
386:
346:
345:
343:
340:
339:
338:
332:
331:
315:
312:
293:Deep Water Bay
241:
238:
216:
213:
212:
206:
200:
199:
195:
194:
189:
185:
184:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
155:
151:
150:
137:
133:
132:
129:
125:
124:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
458:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
428:
426:
417:
414:
413:
409:
402:
397:
394:
389:
383:
379:
372:
370:
368:
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
356:
354:
352:
348:
341:
337:
334:
333:
329:
318:
313:
311:
309:
305:
301:
296:
294:
290:
285:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
254:
251:
247:
239:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
217:Military unit
210:
207:
201:
196:
193:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
159:
156:
152:
149:
138:
134:
130:
126:
121:
118:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
396:
377:
297:
286:
255:
243:
234:World War II
226:British Army
221:
219:
158:British Army
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
188:Engagements
425:Categories
342:References
262:War Office
205:commanders
198:Commanders
66:newspapers
266:battalion
314:See also
180:Motto(s)
96:May 2017
302:or the
282:platoon
246:sappers
240:History
232:during
203:Notable
136:Country
80:scholar
384:
260:, the
154:Branch
145:
128:Active
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
209:Major
87:JSTOR
73:books
382:ISBN
308:POWs
270:NCOs
220:The
172:Size
164:Type
59:news
42:by
427::
350:^
236:.
390:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
