Gun Club Hill Barracks

Gun Club Hill Barracks

Gun Club Hill Barracks (Chinese: 槍會山兵房 or 槍會山軍營) are barracks in King's Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was the camp of British Army during British rule in Hong Kong and after 1st July 1997 it is garrisoned by People's Liberation Army. The barracks are bounded by Austin Road, Jordan Path, Gascoigne Road and Chatham Road South. Within the camp is the Hospital of Gun Club Hill Barracks of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong, which was completed around 1997.

The barracks was built some time after 1860 when the British acquired Kowloon. The origins of the barracks' name is unknown, but it was likely named for a gun club or the King's Park gun range.

Troops

Troops were rotated from the Wellington and Victoria Barracks on Hong Kong Island. A list of troops stationed here:

* Sikh and Punjabi Mussulman Companies
* Hong Kong Singapore Battalion Royal Artillery
* First Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
* Royal Welch Fusiliers
* 25th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
* 1st Battalion, the Black Watch
* Second Royal Welsh Fusiliers
* 1st Battalion Kings Shropshire Light Infantry
* 1st Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry↓
* 23rd Squadron, The Gurkha Transport Regiment
* 247 Gurkha Signal Squadron
* United Services Recreation Club
* 10th Intelligence and Security Company

Nearby attractions

* Kowloon Cricket Club
* King's Park

References

* [http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/hkjo/view/44/4400817.pdf. The Story of Gun Club Hill Barracks]


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