British Army

When a British army wife went on hunger strike in Singapore in housing protest, before move to Hong Kong and an apartment

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“The 18-year-old blonde wife of a British soldier here has gone on a hunger strike because she claims the Army is not providing them with proper accommodation,” reported the South China Morning Post from Singapore on March 26, 1962. “Mrs Cynthia Mitchell, of Durham, mother of a 15-month-old daughter, has lost 14lbs [6kg] since she … Read more

Opinion | How ‘army camp food’ became a staple of Hong Kong cafe menus – South Asian fare that spread from stalls near barracks where soldiers ate

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Gwun dei choi – literally “army camp food” – are the (mostly) South Asian-influenced culinary introductions that have made their way, in various guises, onto humble cafe menus across Hong Kong. Most originated at British Army camps in the New Territories. On Borneo Lines, in Shek Kong, a modest food stall near the airfield was … Read more