Kids playing with guns: Open day at PLA Hong Kong garrison

by Zoe Li, Hong Kong Editor

When the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Hong Kong opens up its barracks to the public each year, military buffs of all ages and sizes go nuts.

Held around the May 1 Labor Day holiday, the PLA open house event is particularly popular with parents who hope to inspire their children to be more martial in their self-discipline.

There's just nothing more character-building than an afternoon with mom, dad and a range of semi-automatic firearms supervised by men in uniform.

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This year's open house event was held April 28-29 and celebrated the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty. The 28,000 free-of-charge tickets to the event were all handed out within two hours on April 22. 

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