1973, was named Secretary for Defence). The Fire Service Department also took over some diving rescue responsibilities from the British Forces Overseas. The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) was disbanded in 1995 prior to the handover in 1997. It was funded by and was a branch of the Hong Kong Government, yet under command of the Commander British Forces. Structure in 1989 Command structure The Governor of Hong Kong, being a representative of the British sovereign, was the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in the colony. The Governor was advised by the Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF) on all military actions. During the 1980s and 1990s, the CBF was normally a career Major General or Lieutenant General from the British Army. Until 1966, the CBF was an ex-officio member of the Legislative Council. Throughout the years of British rule in Hong Kong, a variety of British Army units spent various periods of time in the colony as resident units. In latter stages of the post-war period, British army units were sent to Hong Kong on a rotational basis for a period of three years. The following list contains resident units only and those which stayed in Hong Kong for short durations for re-supply or acclimatisation during the Korean War, Opium War, Boxer Rebellion and the Malayan Emergency are not included in the list. The majority of infantry battalions were Ghurkas who were permanently based in Hong Kong after Indian partition. British Army formations Major formations of the British Army in Hong Kong included: Second World War Headquarters, China Command (1939) - covered British military interests in: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tientsin. Hong Kong Infantry Brigade (This was the primary British garrison in Hong Kong prior to and during the Second World War) Kowloon Infantry Brigade (This brigade was formed in 1941 after the garrison was reinforced) C Force - Canadian Army's reinforcement under British Command during the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941. Cold War 40th Division (reformed in 1949, dispatched to Korea in 1950) 26th Gurkha Infantry Brigade (1948–1950) 27th Infantry Brigade (circa 1949) 28th Infantry Brigade (arrived in Hong Kong in 1949) 51st Infantry Brigade (established circa 1950, disbanded 1976) 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade (1957–1976; renamed Gurkha Field Force 1976–97; returned to old title 1987-ca.1992) British Army units Royal Armoured Corps C Squadron, The Royal Scots Greys (2 Dragoons), 19-09-1962–not known. 1st Royal Tank Regiment