Takashi Sakai was an Officer of the Japanese Army.
He led the attack on Hong Kong in December 1941. From 25 December 1941 to 20 February 1942, he was the Governor of Hong Kong (under Japanese occupation).
In 1946, he was arrested and extradited to China. He was accused at the Nanjing War Crimes Tribunal and was sentenced to death for his responsibility for murdering Chinese civilians. He was executed by firing squad on September 30, 1946.
Hong Kong Surgeon by Li Shu-Fan, published 1964 by Victor Gollancz, London, 240 pages
The purpose of this review is to try to bring this remarkable book to the attention of visitors to the Gwulo website.
This is a forum for the unknown Japanese war crimes during the Battle of Hong Kong.
Learned about it from a few online sources, also Mr. Cracknells blog as I recall. Went and looked through it this summer. Figured I would add it here. It is reasonably long, going through a ridge I think, 2 exits and a somewhat long side tunnel as I remember. One exit overlooks the reservoir.
The main access point is right off the staircase leading up from the crossroads of Mt. Parker road/Boa vista track. it is only about 50 or so meters up the staircase just past a power station. The entrance is large and obvious.
A single tunnel extending into hillside. Entrance is largely silted up but it opens up a bit and extends sloping up into hillside, could be more entrances around. North-West of the PB around 30 meters or so. It is along a ravine next to a pipe line running down from the edge of the covered reservoir area toward HKU buildings.
In 2008, the HK goverment funded a project to research Hong Kong’s War Crimes Trials conducted in the years 1946-1948. A total of 46 cases with 123 accused persons were studied. An overwiew of this project can be found here.
Of special interest might be the case WO235/1012:
In this case five Japanese officers were charged to have committed war crimes:
Location is approximate and more or less fit the markers stated in this map. It is a bit faint but could still be seen in Google Earth.
