ABSTRACT
Hong Kong was one of the earliest Sikh settlements. According to the book, Sikhs in Hong Kong edited by Gulbir Singh Batra1
and published by the Sri Guru Gobind Singh Educational Trust, Hong Kong and Khalsa Diwan (Sikh Temple), Hong Kong, the first Indian troops came to Hong Kong in 1841. Some sources, such as James Joseph Keezhangatte, claim that 2,700 soldiers, including Sikhs, were seen at the flag raising ceremony during Captain Elliot’s declaration of Hong Kong as a British occupation in 1841.
