Training
It is an army-orientated, disciplined youth organisation, which aims to promote qualities of responsibility, self-reliance, resourcefulness, endurance, perseverance and a sense of service to the community, and to develop their leadership and social awareness through the community.
The Corps HQ is in High Island near Sai Kung and was given to the Corps by the HK government. The camp was formerly a British Army Camp. Another Training Camp, also located in High Island, was formerly a corrections facility and detention centre for Vietnamese refugees.
Training activities at the camp include:
- General/Basic Training
- Drill & Parade
- Fitness & Adventure Training
- Field-crafts
Read more about this topic: Hong Kong Adventure Corps
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