Hong Kong - Military

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Military:

Military branches: 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 (2007)

Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 1,772,820
females age 16-49: 1,941,448 (2008 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 1,438,165
females age 16-49: 1,561,252 (2008 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
male: 42,173
female: 38,753 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA

Military - note: defense is the responsibility of China

This information comes from the CIA World Factbook February 2009.

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