Ceremonial Squadron
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The Ceremonial Squadron (" C Sqn") an HQ Unit of Training Group of the Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps
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Sandy S.F. Chu, Officer Commanding Ceremonial Flight with the assistance of Warrant Officer
Wallace W.K. Yip, Chief Drill Instructor. C Flt commits to perform all ceremonials by forming up the Guards of Honour including Colour Party if required. The C Flt is also responsible for escorting the HKACC Colour on all occasions.
Gavin T. C. Loo was the Officer Commanding Squadron and the Ceremonial Squadron is authorised as the only unit to parade the HKACC Colour by forming up a Colour Party as well as escorting flights as required.
The current Officer Commanding of Ceremonial Squadron is Flt Lt Jethro CHAN.
, National Day Flag Raising at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
and other major public performances such as Solar Project and the Aviation Day were under its scope. As such, the C Sqn was gradually equipped with full ceremonial accoutrements i.e. RAF No.1 Service Dress
for all senior and cadet members, ceremonial swords for officers and warrant officers and replica drill-purpose rifles for all cadet
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Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps
The Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps is a voluntary uniformed group subsidised by the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong government and is registered under the Societies Ordinance as a non-profit making charitable organisation...
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History
The Ceremonial Squadron was created December 1998 and officially established on 1 May 1999. The unit has gained recognition of high standard of drill on its debut performance on the Hong Kong Cadet Force Joint Annual Parade on 7 November 1999 at Hong Kong Police Training School. Moreover, it is the first time the air cadets have an escorting unit to the HKACC Colour equipped with ceremonial dress (No.1 Service Dress). Ceremonial Squadron is under the training group of the Hong Kong Air Cadet CorpsHong Kong Air Cadet Corps
The Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps is a voluntary uniformed group subsidised by the Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong government and is registered under the Societies Ordinance as a non-profit making charitable organisation...
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Duties of the Guards of Honour
The Ceremonial Flight is an Headquarters Unit of Training Group which was led by Flight LieutenantFlight Lieutenant
Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. It ranks above flying officer and immediately below squadron leader. The name of the rank is the complete phrase; it is never shortened to "lieutenant"...
Sandy S.F. Chu, Officer Commanding Ceremonial Flight with the assistance of Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer
A warrant officer is an officer in a military organization who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission, or from non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer by virtue of seniority.The rank was first...
Wallace W.K. Yip, Chief Drill Instructor. C Flt commits to perform all ceremonials by forming up the Guards of Honour including Colour Party if required. The C Flt is also responsible for escorting the HKACC Colour on all occasions.
Ceremonial Squadron Officers
The Commanding Officer has authorised the establishment of Ceremonial Squadron on 1 October 2003. Acting Squadron LeaderSquadron Leader
Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
Gavin T. C. Loo was the Officer Commanding Squadron and the Ceremonial Squadron is authorised as the only unit to parade the HKACC Colour by forming up a Colour Party as well as escorting flights as required.
The current Officer Commanding of Ceremonial Squadron is Flt Lt Jethro CHAN.
Functions of the Ceremonial Squadron
Ceremonial Squadron performs at public duties such as Remembrance Sunday at CenotaphCenotaph
A cenotaph is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek κενοτάφιον = kenotaphion...
, National Day Flag Raising at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence is a museum in Hong Kong, located in a former coastal defence fort overlooking the Lei Yue Mun channel, near Shau Kei Wan on Hong Kong Island. The fort was built by the British in 1887, intended to defend the eastern approaches to Victoria Harbour.The total...
and other major public performances such as Solar Project and the Aviation Day were under its scope. As such, the C Sqn was gradually equipped with full ceremonial accoutrements i.e. RAF No.1 Service Dress
Royal Air Force uniform
The Royal Air Force uniform is the standardised military dress worn by members of the Royal Air Force. The predominant colours of Royal Air Force uniforms are blue-grey and Wedgewood blue. Many Commonwealth air forces' uniforms are also based on the RAF pattern, but with nationality shoulder...
for all senior and cadet members, ceremonial swords for officers and warrant officers and replica drill-purpose rifles for all cadet
Cadet
A cadet is a trainee to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. The term comes from the term "cadet" for younger sons of a noble family.- Military context :...
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