On day of Hong Kong mass protests, China's army opens barracks to public


By Nikki SunAdam Rose
  • World
  • Tuesday, 01 Jul 2014

HONG KONG (Reuters) - As tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Tuesday to demand greater democracy and freedom from Beijing's control, China's military garrison stationed in the freewheeling capitalist hub launched its own offensive - to charm them.

The People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of China's ruling Communist Party, offered visitors a rare glimpse of barracks life at three of the dozen or so bases scattered throughout the densely populated former British colony, as part of two "open days" on Sunday and Tuesday.

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