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The Hong Kong Military Service Corps (HKMSC) (Traditional Chinese: 香港軍事服務團) was a British army unit and part of the British garrison in Hong Kong (see British Forces Overseas Hong Kong). Throughout the history of Hong Kong, it has been the only regular British army unit raised in the territory made up almost entirely of Locally Enlisted Personnel (LEP).

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  • Hong Kong Military Service Corps (en)
  • 香港軍事服務團 (zh)
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  • The Hong Kong Military Service Corps (HKMSC) (Traditional Chinese: 香港軍事服務團) was a British army unit and part of the British garrison in Hong Kong (see British Forces Overseas Hong Kong). Throughout the history of Hong Kong, it has been the only regular British army unit raised in the territory made up almost entirely of Locally Enlisted Personnel (LEP). (en)
  • 香港軍事服務團(英語:The Hong Kong Military Service Corps,縮寫:HKMSC)是駐港英軍轄下的一支由香港華人組成的軍事部隊。在英軍服役的華人於當時又被稱作「華籍英兵」,但這個稱呼其實有誤,因為在英軍擔任軍職的人員均須擁有英國國籍,包括英國公民、英國屬土公民或英國國民(海外),故應稱為「華裔英兵」。由於在二次大戰前應徵加入英軍的華人士兵,主要工作包括為海軍佈設水雷或在陸軍中擔任工兵及炮兵,故此這支部隊又被暱稱為「水牛」和「水雷炮兵」 。 (zh)
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  • Hong Kong Military Service Corps (en)
  • 香港軍事服務團 (en)
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  • Buffalo (Traditional Chinese: 水牛) (en)
  • Water mine and coastal artillery soldiers (Traditional Chinese: 水雷炮兵) (en)
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