USS Shiloh Visits Hong Kong
Navy NewsStand
Story Number: NNS101007-12
10/7/2010
By Lt. j.g. Julianne Holland, Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs
HONG KONG (NNS) -- USS Shiloh (CG 67) and embarked Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51, Detachment 4, Sailors arrived in Hong Kong for a port visit Oct. 7.
The visit will provide the more than 350 Sailors aboard Shiloh an opportunity to experience the culture and hospitality of Hong Kong, along with shopping, sightseeing, and community relations (COMREL) projects.
Sailors will take part in a COMREL, spending an afternoon reading to children at the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children (HKSPC) Nursery School in the neighborhood of Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon.
The HKSPC was established in 1926 to serve underprivileged children in the city. It remains one of Hong Kong's oldest charities and among the largest of its type in Hong Kong. The HKSPC has eighteen nursery schools that provide day care for the children of lower income working class families.
Sailors will also receive home-cooked cuisines from the "Meals in the Home" program with local families, sponsored by the American Women's Association (AWA).
"We routinely have more Sailors volunteering for the community relations projects than can be accommodated," said Capt. Matt Loughlin, USS Shiloh commanding officer. "The word is out that participating in these events provides a unique opportunity to meet people in the local community and interact on a personal level.
"Hong Kong is always one of the most popular liberty ports in the Asia-Pacific region, and these renewed friendships further strengthen the already close relationship between the U.S. Navy and the people of Hong Kong," Loughlin said.
Shiloh is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and the cruiser operates routinely throughout the Western Pacific region in support of 7th Fleet missions.
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