Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps

Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps

Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps Emblem
Formation	7 April 1971
Type	Aviation
Purpose	(a) To provide an organization to encourage and aid the people of Hong Kong in their contribution of their efforts, services and resources in the development of civil aviation; (b) To encourage and develop by example the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare; (c) To develop within the youth of Hong Kong, by example and inspiration, the qualities of leadership and good moral character; and (d) To promote international goodwill by participating in exchange programmes, rallies, conferences and other activities with overseas youth organisations.
Headquarters	Old Hong Kong International (Kai Tak) Airport
Location	Sung Wong Toi Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Membership	3263 cadets (youth) with 1588 adult members
Official language	Cantonese, English
Commanding Officer	Group Captain CHAN Man-lang IDSM
Website	www.aircadets.org.hk

The Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps (Chinese: 香港航空青年團) is a voluntary uniformed group (although employees working at headquarters are paid)^[1] subsidised by the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong government and is registered under the Societies Ordinance as a non-profit making charitable organisation.

Created in 1971 with ties to the British Armed Forces', Royal Air Force', Air Training Corps, it is an aviation-orientated, disciplined youth organisation; aiming to provide its members with initial aviation education, to develop their leadership capabilities and to promote their social awareness through community service. It is also an organisation supported by Cathay Pacific Airways and Dragon Air for aviation training.^[2]

Apart from training in aviation knowledge, the HKACC also organises outdoor activities such as parachuting, rifle drill, familiarisation visits, hiking, night journeys, field training camp, and even flag days. In the summer, canoe courses and other aquatic activities are organised. In addition members of the Corps are obliged to take part in community service.

They are divided into 7 wings, Hong Kong Island, New Territories East, New Territories West, Kowloon East, Kowloon West, No 6 and Operations Support Wings. Those wings are further divided into squadrons; each squadron consists of a minimum of 35 cadets. Most of the squadrons are based at secondary schools for recruitment and training purposes.