Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps Explained

Unit Name:Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps
Dates:16 February 1968 - Present
Country:Hong Kong
Type:Maritime youth charity
Size:1800 Cadets and Adult Staff
Garrison:Diamond Hill, Kowloon
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Website:http://www.seacadet.org.hk
Commander1:Rebecca YUEN Ching Fong
Commander1 Label:Captain
Commander2:Ricky FUNG Chi On
Commander2 Label:Commander
Commander3:Leo WONG Cheuk Wai
Commander3 Label:Commander
Start Date:16 February 1968

Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps is a youth organization based in Hong Kong and formed in 1968 by former Royal Naval Reserve officers by the creation of Hong Kong Law (Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps Ordinance)[1]

The HKSCC was linked to British Armed Forces' Combined Cadet Force and Sea Cadet Corps. Since the handover in 1997, the HKSCC is mostly a government funded organisation and does not have any links to the People's Liberation Army Navy. It also receives financial support from Hong Kong Jockey Club and The Community Chest of Hong Kong.

Based at Diamond Hill, Kowloon, the 1800-strong HKSCC has 32 training units and two nautical centres (Stanley Bay and Sai Kung).

Rank & Rates

HKSCC adopts the ranking system from the Royal Navy and their Sea Cadets program:

Ranks and Insignia of HKSCC Instructors/ NCO (Non-commissioned Officer)
RankChief Petty Officer (CPO)Petty Officer (PO)Acting Petty officer (APO)
Insignia
Ranks and Insignia HKSCC Junior Rates/ Cadets
RankLeading Cadet (LC)Able Cadet (AC)Ordinary Cadet (OC)Junior Cadet (JC)New Entry (NE)
InsigniaNone

Uniform

Officers, instructors and cadets wear dark navy berets (peaked, white caps for the instructors and officers), blue shirts, dark navy blue trousers and black boots named the Action Working Dress (AWD) during routine trainings. Its equivalent is the No.4AWD worn across the Royal Navy.

On occasions of ceremonial duties, parades or other public events they will wear white (No.6) or blue (No.1) dress uniforms in summer and winter respectively, similar to the Royal Navy uniform worn by officers, senior and junior rates.

Source: Uniforms of the Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps

Weapons

The Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps Ceremonial Guard parade out with the replica Enfield L85A1/ (known as SA80 in Royal Navy) rifle.

In the past, they drilled with the Lee-Enfield L59A1 Drill Rifle but rarely do so today.

Facilities

Training Ships or TS are land base training units for the HKSCC around the territory. Some are named after Her Majesty's Ships of the Royal Navy.

Training Centres

Training Launch

Disbanded Units

Awards

Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps issues their own awards to their members and are not part of the government issued Orders, decorations, and medals of Hong Kong. The medals and clasps are modelled after the ones awarded by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20000530172612/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/1128/ehkscc.html Introduction of the Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps - History
  2. Web site: Ranks and Ratings of the Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps . https://web.archive.org/web/20160318094310/http://www.seacadet.org.hk/info/badge.php . 18 March 2016 . dead.