The Commander of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison, Major-General Liu Zhenwu, and his senior officers paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, at Government House today .

Major-General Liu briefed Mr Tung on various aspects of the Garrison in Hong Kong, and had a long and cordial discussion.

The PLA Garrison is based in Hong Kong as a symbol of sovereignty and Mr Tung said Hong Kong was very fortunate to have a group of such fine and highly disciplined military personnel stationed here.

He said that Major-General Liu repeated the PLA's pledge to carry out its defence duties to the utmost of its abilities and to abide strictly by Hong Kong law and the Garrison Law.