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  2. Battle of Hong Kong - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Bruce Lee Lives - Wikipedia

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    The game stars the Jeet Kune Do founder and movie actor Bruce Lee and the plot takes place at the Hong Kong Palace, a peaceful place where martial artists practice in order to become professional warriors; however, a large group of thugs led by a vile name Master Po came to start the destruction of Hong Kong Palace. This caused the citizens of ...

  4. Remembrance Day (Hong Kong) - Wikipedia

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    Hong Kong: Type: Historical: Significance: Memorial of lives lost in World War I, World War II, and the Battle of Hong Kong. Observances: Flower giving, mourning: Date: Second Sunday in November: 2024 date: November 10 () 2025 date: November 9 () 2026 date: November 8 () 2027 date: November 14 () Frequency: Annual

  5. Battle of Hong Kong order of battle - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941) was one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II. Allied Maj. Gen. Christopher Maltby, Garrison ...

  6. St. Stephen's College massacre - Wikipedia

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    Several hours before the British surrendered on Christmas at the end of the Battle of Hong Kong, Japanese soldiers entered St. Stephen's College, which was being used as a hospital on the front line at the time. [1] [2] The Japanese were met by two doctors, Black and Witney, who were marched away, and were later found dead and mutilated.

  7. Hong Kong 97 (video game) - Wikipedia

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    Hong Kong 97 begins with a short cutscene which places the game around the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997. People from Mainland China (described in the English script as "fuckin' ugly reds" and in the Japanese script as "dirty people spitting sputum" [5]) started immigrating to Hong Kong, causing a large increase in the crime rate.

  8. John K. Lawson - Wikipedia

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    West Brigade Headquarters north bunker at Wong Nai Chong Gap, Hong Kong The headstone of Brigadier J. K. Lawson at Sai Wan War Cemetery. John Kelburne Lawson (27 December 1886 – 19 December 1941) was a Canadian military officer who served as commander of the West Brigade during the Battle of Hong Kong. A brigadier, he was the most senior ...

  9. Pinewood Battery - Wikipedia

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    During the Battle of Hong Kong, the Battery came under repeated air raids. On 15 December 1941, the Japanese 23rd Army Air Group carried out extensive attacks on Hong Kong Island. Pinewood Battery, manned by the 17th AA Battery 5th Anti-Air Regiment Royal Artillery , was severely damaged. [ 2 ]

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