Gallery: 1940s Hong Kong

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Title Year
Judge Paul Cressall.jpg
Judge Paul Cressall.jpg

1941
Leighton Hill Air Raid Shelter Portal No. 111 .jpg
Leighton Hill Air Raid Shelter Portal No. 111 .jpg

1941
Lyon Light Shelter
Lyon Light Shelter

1940s
Model aircraft flying display-10,000 spectators-SCMP-18 August 1941
Model aircraft flying display-10,000 spectators-SCMP-18 August 1941

1941
Maj.-Gen. Okada handing over his sword during the ceremony marking the surrender of Japan in Hong Kong, Government House


1945
Major-General Okada signs the Instrument of Surrender while Vice Admiral Fujita awaits his turn, Government House


1945
Luard Road
Luard Road

1940s
Canadian and British prisoners of war, liberated by the boarding party from HMCS Prince Robert, Hong Kong


1945
Naval personnel from the HMCS Prince Robert visiting liberated Canadian prisoners of war at Sham Shui Po Camp, Hong Kong


1945
Canadian and British prisoners of war awaiting liberation by the landing party from HMCS Prince Robert, Hong Kong


1945
Cmdr. Peter MacRitchie of HMCS Prince Robert with liberated Canadian prisoners of war at Sham Shui Po Camp, Hong Kong


1945
Landing party disembarking from HMCS Prince Robert during the liberation of Hong Kong


1945
Prince Robert crew observing turmoil in Hong Kong
Prince Robert crew observing turmoil in Hong Kong

1945
First landing party on a wrecked pier/bridge wrecked bridge
First landing party on a wrecked pier/bridge wrecked bridge

1945
Landing platoon sending Chinese back across a damaged pier/bridge at Kowloon
Landing platoon sending Chinese back across a damaged pier/bridge at Kowloon

1945
Prince Robert landing party banner
Prince Robert landing party banner

1945
HMCS Prince Robert, next to the pier during the Hong Kong Liberation in August 1945
HMCS Prince Robert, next to the pier during the Hong Kong Liberation in August 1945

1945
Arrival of HMCS Prince Robert Aug 30, 1945
Arrival of HMCS Prince Robert Aug 30, 1945

1945
Hong Kong citizens cheer the arrival of RCN's HMCS Prince Robert
Hong Kong citizens cheer the arrival of RCN's HMCS Prince Robert

1945
page 1 of "Is it really true?"
page 1 of "Is it really true?"

1945
Vic_Peak_tram 1945-46
Vic_Peak_tram 1945-46

1946
Repulse Bay Hotel 1945-46
Repulse Bay Hotel 1945-46

1946
Happy Valley Racecourse 1945-46
Happy Valley Racecourse 1945-46

1946
Kowloon_ferry 1945-46
Kowloon_ferry 1945-46

1946
NAAFI 1945-46
NAAFI 1945-46

1946