Tan Benhong

Tan Benhong
谭本宏
Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison
In office
July 2014 – April 2019
Preceded byWang Xiaojun
Succeeded byChen Daoxiang
Personal details
BornMay 1957 (age 67)
Cili County, Hunan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA Ground Force Commander Academy
Central Party School
Central China Normal University
Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army
Years of service1977−present
Rank Lieutenant general
CommandsPLA Hong Kong Garrison
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTán Běnhóng

Tan Benhong (Chinese: 谭本宏; born May 1957) is a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison in Hong Kong from July 2014 until April 2019. Tan formerly served as commander of the Hainan Military District.