Hong Kong Army Cadets Association
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香港青少年軍總會 | |
People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison | |
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The Hong Kong Army Cadets Association (
Organisation
The Chairman of the Hong Kong Army Cadets Association Limited is Tai Tak Fung (
The Association shares a similar name to the pre-existing Hong Kong Army Cadets, the Hong Kong Army Cadets is not a recognised uniformed group by the Hong Kong Government, is not a registered company but is registered under the SAR's societies legislation, unlike the Association the Hong Kong Army Cadets use British Army based drill, uniforms, structure and firearms.[7]
History
The Association builds on the work of the Military Summer Camp For Hong Kong Youth (
The Association was registered as a
Reception
Controversies
In November 2016, the Association was granted the lease of a disused school in Kowloon over two other long established groups the Boys' Brigade, Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Adventure Corps both with many more members than the Association.[11] [12] Although the process was described as transparent and fair by the government, the move was seen as an example of favouritism by others; especially since the Association's finances was seen as being one of the factors in which it was superior, however a large part of the Associations finances derive from expedited grants from the SAR government.
See also
- Civic Passion, a localist Hong Kong political movement that announced that it would be creating a youth program that would feature military style training
- Pioneer movement
- Cadets (youth program)
References
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- ^ (in Chinese)"香港青少年軍誓詞「建設香港,報效祖國」". Apple Daily. 2015-01-18.
- ^ (in Chinese)"軍事夏令營二千畢業學員為骨幹 駐軍助搞青少年軍 議員稱違《基本法》". Apple Daily. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2015-01-19.
- ^ (in Chinese)"收生跌制服團體萎縮 學校反應一般". Ming Pao. 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ (in Chinese)"香港青少年軍總會成立 宣誓報效祖國". Wen Wei Po. 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ (in Chinese)"中聯辦擬借「參觀軍營」邀制服團體出席青年軍成立典禮". Apple Daily. 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ^ Alice, Woodhouse (January 23, 2015). "British army-linked cadets active in Hong Kong amid debate over new PLA-backed force". South China Morning Post. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ Original text 「能讓香港的青少年有多些鍛練的機會,以及擴闊視野、接觸不同事物,了解及認識解放軍的運作」
- ^ (in Chinese)"葉劉:港青少年及中產早想加入解放軍". Apple Daily. 2015-01-18. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- ^ Original text 「『正式姿態』鼓勵青年與內地交流,培養他們的歸屬感和責任感,既正常又合理。」
- ^ "Army cadets get HK$30 million from the HK government: fair or favouritism?". South China Morning Post. November 28, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "香港青少年軍總會、勞工顧問委員會". 早辰。早晨. Episode 162 (in Cantonese). RTHK. Retrieved December 6, 2016.