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Saturday, April 14, 1973
ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT MOVING TO NEW HEADQUARTERS
Officers and men of the E Squadron (Kowloon Squadron) of the Royal
Hong Kong Regiment will be taking part in a brief ceremonial march on the
evening of Tuesday, April 17.
The occasion is to mark the "move in" of the squadron to the Chatham
Road Camp, where they will be based in future.
The Regiment's Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. J. Chapman, and the
Adjutant, Capt. D.A.M. Le Sueur, will be attending the ceremony.
Formed in September 1971, E Squadron comprises 68 officers and men
and is at present based at the Regiment's Headquarters in Sports Road, Happy
Valley.
The Royal Hong Kong Regiment, essentially a part-time volunteer force,
has evolved as a professionally-minded organisation over a period of almost
120 years.
It is highly mobile and operates mainly in support of the British
Armed Forces stationed in Hong Kong.
The Regiment is made up of five reconnaissance squadrons, a headquarters
squadron, an infantry company together with the home guard company, and today
has almost 700 volunteers and over 60 permanent staff.
The establishment of a junior leaders aquadron in 1970 marked a
significant step further towards the development of the Regiment.
The junior