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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 the PLA Ground Forces, PLA Navy, and PLA 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 > Females 1,941,448 Time series [85th of 162]
Manpower > Availability > Males 1,772,820 Time series [98th of 210]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 2,033,720 [88th of 175]
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 1,878,574 Time series [92nd of 175]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 1,561,252 Time series [76th of 162]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 1,438,165 Time series [89th of 210]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 1,404,705 Time series [84th of 174]
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males age 15-49 1,524,900 [79th of 174]
Manpower > Military age 18 years of age Time series
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 38,753 Time series [113rd of 226]
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 42,173 Time series [112nd of 226]
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 1,904,967 [56th of 120]
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 1,743,972 [65th of 164]
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 1,403,088 [55th of 161]
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 40,343 [95th of 157]
Note
defense is the responsibility of China
Service age and obligation 18 years of age Time series
US military exports $1,388.00 thousand [37th of 109]

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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC); CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; Study by David Lochhead and James Morrell; available from the Center for International Policy

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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