Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base () is part of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison and small naval base on Stonecutters Island (Ngong Shuen Chau), Hong Kong. It is a sub-base of the South Sea Fleet and home to a naval squadron of the Hong Kong Garrison (MUCD 38081). The area surrounding the base is off limits to civilian ship traffic.
The naval base was built by the contractors during the handover period in 1996âÂÂ1997 and one of a few military installations that was not transferred from the British. The naval base is located on the South Shore of the former Stonecutter's Island and located south of the former (now the Government Dockyard). Most of the facility was created from dredging and in-fill project in the early 1990s in anticipation of the move of Tamar and the handover. The older buildings and recreation facilities were inherited from the Hong Kong Military Service Corps. Many buildings in the base date to the 1930s, but some are as far back as the 1870s.
A list of historic buildings at the naval facility:
Roads within the base once had British names, but they have since been dropped:
The most high-profile visitor to the base was Hu Jintao in 2007.
Various ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy visit the base, but only a few ships remain on semi-permanent basis.
Like the last HMS Tamar, Ngong Shuen Chau is a low-frills and low key naval facility.
Access to the base is made via Chi Ngong Road, but access into the naval yard is restricted and surrounding areas fenced off. A heavily wooded area to the north protects the base from unwanted visitors.
During the summer months the base is open to the public, but otherwise closed during most of the year.