Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps

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Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps
Formation	1968
Type	nautical
Headquarters	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
Location	Kowloon, Hong Kong
Membership	1800 cadets and adult members
Official languages	Cantonese, English
Website	Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps

Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps is a youth orgaization 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]

Like the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps, the HKSCC was linked to British Armed Forces' Combined Cadet Force and Sea Cadet Corps (United Kingdom). Since the handover in 1997, the HKSCC is mostly a government funded organization and has not 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 in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, the 1800 strong HKSCC has 30 training units located at two nautical centres (Stanley Bay and Sai Kung).

Contents 1 Rank 2 Uniform 3 Weapons 4 Facilities 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Rank

HKSCC uses ranking from the Royal Navy and their Sea Cadet program:

No Classification

• new entry

Cadets

• Junior Cadet
• Ordinary Cadet
• Able Cadet
• Leading Cadet

Instructors

• Petty Officer
• Acting or Assistant Petty Officer
• Chief Petty Officer

Officers

• Midshipman
• Sub-Lieutenant
• Lieutenant
• Lieutenant Commander

Commander

• Chief Staff Officer or Captain

Source: Ranks & Ratings of the Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps

[edit] Uniform

Cadets wear blue shirts and dark navy blue pants as worn by RN sailors. A white and blue collar polo is worn in the summer. Senior officers wear white dress uniforms similar to the Royal Navy uniform.

• Peaked cap
• beret
• RN No 4 Blue Dress uniform
• RN White Dress uniform

[edit] Weapons

The Sea Cadets parade out with the Lee-Enfield L85A1 rifle. A red cap is added to the tip of the rifle.

[edit] Facilities

Training Ships or TS are land base training centres for the HKSCC. Most are named after RN ships.

• TSK Nautical Centre
• TS Ma Ko Pan
• TS Nelson - Admiral Horatio Nelson
• TS Neptune - HMS Neptune
• TS Ark Royal - named for HMS Ark Royal
• TS Lau Wing Sang
• TS Brilliant - named for HMS Brilliant
• TS Mountbatten - named for Louis Mountbatten
• TS Lightning
• TS Royalist
• TS King Ling
• TS Eternity
• TS Drake - named for HMS Drake

Training Centres

• Duke of Edinburgh Training Camp

[edit] See also

• Ceremonial Squadron
• Hong Kong Adventure Corps

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• HKSCC
• TS Brilliant

Naval Cadet organisations
International	International Sea Cadet Association
Australia	Australian Navy Cadets
Belgium	Royal Belgian Sea Cadet Corps
Bermuda	Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps
Canada	Canadian Navy League Cadet Corps
Canada	Navy League Wrennette Corp
Canada	Royal Canadian Sea Cadets
Canada	List of Sea Cadet Corps in Canada
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps
The Netherlands	Netherlands Sea Cadet Corps
New Zealand	New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps
New Zealand	Sea Cadet Association of New Zealand
United Kingdom	Girls' Nautical Training Corps
United Kingdom	Sea Cadet Corps
United Kingdom	The Marine Society & Sea Cadets
United States	United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps