British Forces Overseas Hong Kong

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British Forces Overseas Hong Kong
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997)
Active	26 January 1841; 183 years ago (1841-01-26)–30 June 1997; 27 years ago (1997-06-30)
Country	British Hong Kong
Allegiance	Monarch
Branch	Royal Navy  British Army  Royal Air Force
Type	Cavalry Infantry Artillery
Role	Territorial Defence
Size	One Garrison (during the Second World War) One Brigade (after 1945)
Garrison/HQ	Garrison – All installments HQ – Flagstaff House (Residence of the CBF)
Anniversaries	Liberation Day
Equipment	Artillery Vessels Helicopter
Engagements	Pacific War Battle of Hong Kong
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	Governor of Hong Kong
Commanding Officer	Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF)
Inaugural holder of CBF	Major General George D'Aguilar
Final holder of CBF	Major General Bryan Dutton
Notable commanders	Major General Christopher Maltby Brigadier John Lawson

British Forces Overseas Hong Kong comprised the elements of the British Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines) and Royal Air Force stationed in British Hong Kong. The Governor of Hong Kong also assumed the position of the commander-in-chief of the forces and the Commander British Forces in Hong Kong took charge of the daily deployment of the troops. Much of the British military left prior to the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997.^[1] The present article focuses mainly on the British garrison in Hong Kong in the post Second World War era. For more information concerning the British garrison during the Second World War and earlier, see the Battle of Hong Kong.