HKSAR govt hands over Central Military Dock to PLA garrison
HONG KONG - A 150-meter-long dock in Hong Kong's Central was finally handed over to People's Liberation Army's Hong Kong Garrison on Tuesday with the city's leader declaring the handover 'historic'.
Addressing the handover ceremony, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said the transfer signified the special administrative region (SAR) government had fulfilled its responsibilities as the Central Military Dock on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island was the last military facility that needed to be re-provisioned for use by the PLA.
The dock was built on land reclaimed under Central Reclamation Phase III which started in February, 2003. After more than a decade of planning, Hong Kong's Town Planning Board decided in 2014 to convert the 3,000-square-meter promenade into a military area.
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