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The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941.
The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. On the same morning as the attack on Pearl Harbor , forces of the Empire of Japan attacked the British Crown colony of Hong Kong around the same time that Japan ...
Nov 16, 2009 · Learn how Japan launched a surprise attack on Hong Kong on December 18, 1941, and slaughtered the British and Chinese defenders. Find out how the War Powers Act and the censorship law affected the US media during World War II.
Dec 8, 2022 · Wallis and the men of the Royal Rifles of Canada, the Middlesex Regiment, and the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force were the last men to surrender during the Battle of Hong Kong. During the assault, the Japanese Army perpetrated several massacres of Prisoners of War.
This GIS-based interactive map showcases the experiences of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation during the "Three Years and Eight Months" (December 25, 1941, to August 30, 1945) from military, governance, economy, and social perspectives.
Hong Kong was only regarded by the Japanese as a supply and repair depot in East Asia. The Japanese Army took full control of Hong Kong, while the administration of the port was placed under the supervision of the martial regime’s Department of Communications.
In what would become a pattern in Hong Kong's history, the war between Japan and China that began in 1938 sent hundreds of thousands of refugees from China into Hong Kong. Japan's...
