Commander British Forces in Hong Kong

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The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF) was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong and was in charge of the Hong Kong British Forces. The officeholder of this post concurrently assumed the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Hong Kong before the abolition of the position.

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The Governor of Hong Kong, being a representative of the British sovereign, was the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces and Vice Admiral in the Crown colony (then British Dependent Territories).

The Governor was advised by the Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF) on all military actions. During the 1980s and 1990s, the CBF was normally a career Major General or Lieutenant General from the British Army. Until 1966, the CBF was an ex officio member of the Legislative Council. [1]

Commanders

Commanders have included: [2] [3]

Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
Commander British Troops in China and Hong Kong
Commander British Troops in China, Hong Kong, and the Straits Settlements
Commander British Troops in China and Hong Kong
Commander British Forces in China
Commander British Troops in China
Note from 1941 to 1945 Hong Kong was under Japanese occupation
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong

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References

  1. Legislative Council
  2. British and Indian armies on the China coast 1785–1985 by Harfield, A G, Published by A and J Partnership, 1990, Pages 483–484 ISBN   0-9516065-0-6
  3. Army Commands Archived July 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "No. 27586". The London Gazette . 11 August 1903. p. 5074.
  5. "No. 27627". The London Gazette. 18 December 1903. p. 8338.
  6. "No. 27946". The London Gazette. 4 September 1906. p. 6015.
  7. "No. 28392". The London Gazette. 5 July 1910. p. 4777.
  8. "No. 28831". The London Gazette. 15 May 1914. p. 3927.
  9. "No. 29074". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 18 February 1915. p. 1685.