Peng Jingtang Explained

Office1:	Commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison
Term Start1:	9 January 2022
1Blankname1:	Political Commissar
1Namedata1:
Predecessor1:	Chen Daoxiang
Peng Jingtang
Native Name Lang:	zh
Birth Place:	China
Party:	Chinese Communist Party
Rank:	Major general

Peng Jingtang is a major general in the People's Liberation Army who is the current commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, in office since January 2022.^[1] ^[2]

Biography

Peng served in the Jinan Military Region, chief of staff of the Xinjiang Armed Police Corps, and deputy chief of staff of the People's Armed Police. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) on 29 July 2018. On 9 January 2022, he was commissioned as commander of the PLA Hong Kong Garrison, succeeding Chen Daoxiang.^[3] ^[4]

References

Notes and References

News: Minnie, Chan . Tony, Cheung . Beijing sends former Xinjiang paramilitary chief to take command of Hong Kong garrison . 2 June 2022 . South China Morning Post . 10 January 2022.
News: Vincent, Ni . Xinjiang anti-terror general to lead China's Hong Kong garrison . 2 June 2022 . theguardian.com . 10 January 2022.
News: Zhang Xinran (Chinese: 张欣然). http://www.news.cn/2022-01/09/c_1128246911.htm . zh:彭京堂少将任驻香港部队司令员 . xinhuanet.com . 9 January 2022 . 2 June 2022 . zh.
News: https://www.rfi.fr/cn/%E6%B8%AF%E6%BE%B3%E5%8F%B0/20220110-%E6%AD%A6%E8%AD%A6%E6%96%B0%E7%96%86%E5%8F%82%E8%B0%8B%E9%95%BF%E5%BD%AD%E4%BA%AC%E5%A0%82%E6%8E%A5%E6%8E%8C%E9%A9%BB%E6%B8%AF%E8%A7%A3%E6%94%BE%E5%86%9B-%E8%AF%84%E8%AE%BA%E6%96%99%E4%B8%BA%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%BC%95%E5%85%A5%E6%AD%A6%E8%AD%A6%E7%BB%8F%E9%AA%8C%E4%BD%9C%E5%87%86%E5%A4%87 . zh:武警新疆参谋长彭京堂接掌驻港解放军评论料为香港引入武警经验作准备 . rfi.fr . 10 January 2022 . 2 June 2022 . zh.