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Southeast Asia > Hong Kong > Military

HONG KONG MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of Ground Forces, Navy, and Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Guangzhou Military Region
Conscription
No conscription (AI).
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 88 [88th of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 79 [79th of 174]
Manpower > Military age 50 [50th of 129]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 91 [91st of 128]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 56 [56th of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 65 [65th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 50 [50th of 119]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 55 [55th of 161]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 64 [64th of 91]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 95 [95th of 157]
Note
defense is the responsibility of China
Service age and obligation 18 years of age (2004)
US military exports $37.00 thousand [37th of 109]

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SOURCES: The names of the ground, naval, air, marine, and other defense or security forces ; A description of the status of conscription in the nation in 1997.; The total numbers of males aged 15-49. This statistic assumes that every individual is fit to serve.; The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.; The minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.; The number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults.; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and assumes that every individual is fit to serve. ; This entry gives the number of males and females falling in the military age range for the country and who are not otherwise disqualified for health reasons; accounts for the health situation in the country and provides a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. ; This entry gives the number of draft-age males and females entering the military manpower pool in any given year and is a measure of the availability of draft-age young adults. ; This entry includes miscellaneous military information of significance not included elsewhere. ; This entry gives the required ages for voluntary or conscript military service and the length of sevice obligation. ; U.S. Military Exports, for the year 1998 (in thousands of US dollars)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, China, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu, Xianggang, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, hong kong sar, Hong Kong S.A.R., Hong Kong, China (SAR), Hong Kong China (SAR)

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