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Royal Hong Kong Regiment and
Embassy Representatives Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II in Hong Kong
On Sunday August 16, 2020, the Hong Kong Prisoner of War Association, the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association, representatives from the United States, Canadian and British Embassies gathered gathered at the Cenotaph near Statute Square in Central, Hong Kong and paid tribute to soldiers who had sacrifaced their lives to protect Hong Kong during the Second World War.
During the Second World War, Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese Force during three years and eight months, until Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945. Hong Kong had been defended by British Forces Overseas Hong Kong and soldiers from allied nations and, particularly, the commonwealth forces from Canada.
Source: InMedia #Aug16
#Canada #US #CommonwealthForces #RoyalHongKongRegiment #RoyalBritishLegion #PrisonerofWar
Royal Hong Kong Regiment and
Embassy Representatives Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II in Hong Kong
On Sunday August 16, 2020, the Hong Kong Prisoner of War Association, the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association, representatives from the United States, Canadian and British Embassies gathered gathered at the Cenotaph near Statute Square in Central, Hong Kong and paid tribute to soldiers who had sacrifaced their lives to protect Hong Kong during the Second World War.
During the Second World War, Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese Force during three years and eight months, until Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945. Hong Kong had been defended by British Forces Overseas Hong Kong and soldiers from allied nations and, particularly, the commonwealth forces from Canada.
Source: InMedia #Aug16
#Canada #US #CommonwealthForces #RoyalHongKongRegiment #RoyalBritishLegion #PrisonerofWar