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Photos by author: IDJ

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1941 Pan American-CNAC group sheltering
Pan American-CNAC group sheltering

1941 Madame Kung's flight from Hong Kong-December 1941
Madame Kung's flight from Hong Kong-December 1941

1941 Stubbs Road near Magazine Gap 1941
Stubbs Road near Magazine Gap 1941

1942 Illustrated London News-bombing of Hong Kong
Illustrated London News-bombing of Hong Kong

1942 Kai-Tak-&-Kam-Tin-aerodromes-1942
Kai-Tak-&-Kam-Tin-aerodromes-1942

1943 KWANTI & KAM TIN landing grounds-presumably based on BAAG reports-May 1943
KWANTI & KAM TIN landing grounds-presumably based on BAAG reports-May 1943

1943 GRIPSHOLM-repatration ship
GRIPSHOLM-repatration ship

1943 American air strike on harbour shipping-16 November 1943
American air strike on harbour shipping-16 November 1943

1944 Kai Tak airfield under Japanese control
Kai Tak airfield under Japanese control

1945 A.R.P. tunnel's man escapes from Hong Kong
A.R.P. tunnel's man escapes from Hong Kong

1945 Kowloon Wharves exit gate-railway tracks in place-POWs exiting
Kowloon Wharves exit gate-railway tracks in place-POWs exiting

1945 Holt's Wharf-liberation aircraft carrier moored-1945
Holt's Wharf-liberation aircraft carrier moored-1945

1945 HMS STRIKER being tied up at Holt's Wharf
HMS STRIKER being tied up at Holt's Wharf

1945 Repatriation Notice No 7-to Australia via HMS Striker-September 1945
Repatriation Notice No 7-to Australia via HMS Striker-September 1945

1945 Young witnesses to war
Young witnesses to war

1945 KCR-1945-29 Sept-first-train-after liberation
KCR-1945-29 Sept-first-train-after liberation

1945 Kai Tak wartime Japanese control tower location-1945
Kai Tak wartime Japanese control tower location-1945

1945 Japanese built structure-possibly a control tower-operations blockhouse
Japanese  built structure-possibly a control tower-operations blockhouse

1945 Dudman W.F.-1945
Dudman W.F.-1945

1945 THE ARLINGTON HOTEL-Hub of the universe!-China Mail-05-12-1945
THE ARLINGTON HOTEL-Hub of the universe!-China Mail-05-12-1945

1946 Kai Tak-HMS Nabcatcher uses Japanese operations building
Kai Tak-HMS Nabcatcher uses Japanese operations building

1946 HSBC's SEA LIONS-Myths & Legends
HSBC's SEA LIONS-Myths & Legends

1946 Tai Mo Shan-RAF Station in the clouds
Tai Mo Shan-RAF Station in the clouds

1946 Hong Kong -street scene
Hong Kong -street scene

1946 RAF Dakota crash -West Lantau Peak
RAF Dakota crash -West Lantau Peak

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