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Hong Kong Garrison rotors

H ong Kong has been in disarray since the
government ill-advisedly tried to pass a
criminal-extradition bill that would have
allowed the handover of citizens to mainland China.
Hundreds of thousands, perhaps up to two million,
Hong Kong residents took to the streets last June
to express their frustration with the territory’s
Beijing-appointed leadership, and protests have
subsequently become increasingly violent.
Fortunately, the communist regime has not
deployed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) forces
in Hong Kong and it seems certain the risk of
A pair of Z-9B helicopters participates in a such a mobilisation devolving into a ‘Tiananmen
counterterrorism training scenario at Shek Kong air Square 2.0’ scenario means it would represent
base, which is situated in northern Hong Kong not far a desperate last gambit for President Xi Jinping.
from the border with mainland China.
Nevertheless, the Hong Kong Garrison of the

With the Hong Kong Police stretched
to breaking point, there has long
been speculation that the Chinese
communist regime may set the
People’s Liberation Army loose on
Hong Kong streets to restore law and
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