'Soldiers of the Queen', ' The Regular Army', 'Guardians of Peace', 1959 (c)

Colour photolithograph recruiting poster after Henry Seabright, published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, printed by Jordison and Company Limited, 1959 (c).

British soldiers disembarking at Hong Kong. The main figure wears a beret and carries a kit bag marked 'Hong Kong' and a slung Self Loading Rifle.

Hong Kong officially became a British Crown Colony in 1842. The United Kingdom maintained a garrison there until 1997 when Hong Kong was handed back to China.