Comment: Mysterious ship offloads military cargo in Hong Kong

3rd September 2019 - 08:43 GMT | by The Geobukseon in Indo-Pacific

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In the hours of darkness of 28 August, a large Chinese cargo ship disgorged unknown amounts of troops and military equipment at Stonecutters Island Naval Base in Hong Kong. The mysterious appearance of the ship comes against a background of rumours over whether the Chinese government will send People’s Liberation Army (PLA) or People’s Armed Police (PAP) troops on to Hong Kong streets to subdue its unruly citizens.

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