Chinese army sniper video sends warning shot to any ‘destabilising forces’ in Hong Kong, political experts say
- Two female soldiers from Hong Kong garrison’s Honour Guard Battalion also joined the drill at an unspecified training ground, the first time they had done so
- The 90-second video, released on social media on Friday, highlighted that the snipers’ shots ‘hit the target every time’
Footage has been released showing a sniper squad from the People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong carrying out an exercise, in a move seen by political experts as sending a warning shot to any “destabilising forces” in the city.
A 90-second video released on the Sino Weibo account of the state-owned China News Service news agency on Friday said the snipers’ shots had “hit the target every time”.
Two female soldiers from the garrison’s Honour Guard Battalion also joined the drill at an unspecified training ground, the first time they had done so. The footage did not mention the date of the exercise.
“When snipers take part in operations, their shots must hit the targets every time, making no mistake,” the footage subtitles said.
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Hong Kong PLA garrison carries out joint military exercises
In November last year, the garrison released footage showing armoured personnel carriers driving through the streets of Hong Kong, before completing a live-fire exercise in the countryside around the city.