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Military Summer Camps For Hong Kong Youth Conclude
China Military Online (EN)
17 August 2026
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Summary
The 19th Military Summer Camp for Hong Kong Youth and 13th Military Camp for Hong Kong tertiary students closed August 16 at San Wai Barracks, with more than 400 participants completing 14 days of foot drill, physical training, and hands-on exposure to Army, Navy, and Air Force equipment from the PLA Hong Kong Garrison; cumulative enrollment across the program's history now exceeds 9,000 students. This is standard political-military youth outreach; its value is as a longitudinal record of the Garrison's institutionalized effort to build national defense awareness (国防意识) among Hong Kong youth, now running across 19 annual cycles since the handover.
Translation
By Cao Xu, Zhang Junhong, Zhang Yihan, Tang Guangfa, and Li Wuren HONG KONG, Aug. 17 -- The 19th Military Summer Camp for Hong Kong Youth and the 13th Military Camp for Hong Kong tertiary students successfully concluded on the morning of August 16, 2026. The closing ceremony was held at San Wai Barracks of the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). More than 300 secondary school students and over 100 tertiary students from Hong Kong demonstrated the results of their 14 days of learning and training. During their two-week military camp experience, the participants received training on multiple military subjects, including military physical training, foot drill, foot march, and survival skills, which honed their physical fitness and willpower. The participants also observed and gained hands-on experience with the operation of weapon and equipment of the Army, Navy, and Air Force elements of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, witnessing firsthand the growing strength of the motherland and its armed forces. It is learned that over 9,000 Hong Kong students have participated in the "two camps" activities to date. The Chinese PLA Hong Kong Garrison continues to update the forms and content of these activities to help Hong Kong students enhance their sense of responsibility for protecting the country and strengthen their national defense awareness.
Original text
By Cao Xu, Zhang Junhong, Zhang Yihan, Tang Guangfa, and Li Wuren HONG KONG, Aug. 17 -- The 19th Military Summer Camp for Hong Kong Youth and the 13th Military Camp for Hong Kong tertiary students successfully concluded on the morning of August 16, 2026. The closing ceremony was held at San Wai Barracks of the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). More than 300 secondary school students and over 100 tertiary students from Hong Kong demonstrated the results of their 14 days of learning and training. During their two-week military camp experience, the participants received training on multiple military subjects, including military physical training, foot drill, foot march, and survival skills, which honed their physical fitness and willpower. The participants also observed and gained hands-on experience with the operation of weapon and equipment of the Army, Navy, and Air Force elements of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, witnessing firsthand the growing strength of the motherland and its armed forces. It is learned that over 9,000 Hong Kong students have participated in the "two camps" activities to date. The Chinese PLA Hong Kong Garrison continues to update the forms and content of these activities to help Hong Kong students enhance their sense of responsibility for protecting the country and strengthen their national defense awareness.
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