Interesting that and I noticed the suggestion when reading the Holmes report.
At times, 1967-68 could get a bit hairy in Hong Kong during the cultural revolution ordained by Mr Mao and his little red book. There were riots, murders etc and an Army staff sgt was killed in a terrorist incident which led to an RAMC captain being awarded a QCBC. The local paper even printed a photograph of a British police inspector or rather several bits of a British police inspector after he had decided to move a suspect package. Bodies with their hands tied behind their backs floated down the river between HK and Macau.
It was a direct consequence of the internal security situation which led to six Whirlwinds from 103 and 110 Sqn being sent to HK and being manned on rotation from Singapore. In early '68, it was decided to reform 28 as the sqn and post in people on a permanent tour. We even made a home made squadron standard which TTN paraded on the QB parade 1968 - and I've got the photos to prove it!
Old Duffer