It was raised on 8 April 1994 to provide logistical support in British Hong Kong prior to the handover of Hong Kong to China.

[3] The Hong Kong Logistic Support Regiment was raised in order to consolidate all logistical operations of the Royal Logistic Corps in Hong Kong under a single command structure prior to the territory's handover from the United Kingdom to China.

[4] The regiment was put under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Nigel Lloyd.

[2] It comprised 500 men and continued the work the Royal Logistics Corps had been doing for British Forces Overseas Hong Kong and was envisaged that it would do so until 1997.

[3] They were also the last British Army regiment to occupy Osborn Barracks before it was used to host some of the advance guard of the Hong Kong Garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army prior to the handover on 1 July.