Hong Kong - Advance party of Chinese troops arrive

(21 Apr 1997) T/I: 10:02:51 GS 10:42:27 An advance party of Chinese troops arrived in Hong Kong on Monday (21/4) ahead of Hong Kong's return to Beijing rule in July. The troops mark the return of the Chinese army to the territory after more than 156 years. A convoy of eight cars and vans brought 40 members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen into Hong Kong at the Lok Ma Chau crossing point. SHOWS: PRINCE OF WALES BARRACKS, HONG KONG, 18/04 WS pan down of building, headquarters sign of British Forces, CU soldier; Major John Herring, British Garrison "They'll be unarmed, they're administrators, their job as I understand is to prepare the way for their garrison to come in and this is simply normal practise for military units." Black Watch soldiers marching; Black Watch marching with bagpipes being played, marching past; VICTORIA HARBOUR, 21/04 GV's Victoria Harbour, navy boat, 21-gun salute; LOK MA CHAU BORDER CROSSING, HONG KONG, 21/04 PLA senior officer greeting officials, soldier on duty, Officers meeting and shaking hands, Van drives in with PLA soldiers on board, Commander waves to troops, military truck arrives, WS pan trucks, Soldiers standing, Soldiers in truck, Convoy of vehicles leaving; Military truck in Hong Kong traffic, car arrives, Officers PLA meet and shake hands, salute each other, Major General Bryan Dutton of the British Army and Major-General Zhou Borang, Deputy Commander-In-Chief of the future PLA Garrsion walk off; SOT Major General Bryan Dutton of the British Army SOT in mandarin Major-General Zhou Borang, Deputy Commander-In-Chief of the future PLA Garrsion 3.31 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...