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Japanese-occupied Hong Kong

Japanese occupation of the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong from the surrender of Christmas Day 1941, run as a captured territory under a Japanese governor.

The Royal Navy re-entered Victoria Harbour on 30 August 1945; the Japanese garrison formally surrendered on 16 September 1945 and British rule resumed.

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Further reading

• The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China and the Japanese Occupation Philip Snow · 2003

  The standard account of the 1941 fall and the occupation years.

Sources

• Wikipedia, 'Japanese occupation of Hong Kong' (Q701967)
• Wikidata Q701967 (start 25 Dec 1941, end 30 Aug 1945)