<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Hong Kong<nl>Defense Forces</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Branches:</hi> Headquarters of British Forces, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, Royal Hong Kong Police Force
<item><hi format=bold>Manpower availability:</hi> males age 15-49 1,636,397; fit for military service 1,251,901; reach military age (18) annually 42,044 (1994 est.)
<item><hi format=bold>Defense expenditures:</hi> exchange rate conversion—$300 million, 0.5% of GDP (1989 est.); this represents one-fourth of the total cost of defending itself, the remainder being paid by the UK
<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> defense is the responsibility of the UK