Hong Kong Chinese Regiment

The Hong Kong Chinese Regiment (HKCR) was a regiment that was raised by the British Army shortly before the Battle of Hong Kong during World War II. == History == The idea of recruiting more local Hong Kong Chinese for the defence of the colony began as early as 1936, with the number of Chinese sappers employed by the British increasing to 250. With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in the following year, the British recruited 250 Hong Kong Chinese gunners to support British artillery units based in Hong Kong.

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