From: Everette (194cbteng@bellsouth.net)
Date: Mon Dec 26 2005 - 21:32:22 PST
December 25
1941 British surrender Hong Kong
On this day, the British garrison in Hong Kong surrenders to the Japanese.
One day after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese began their raid on Hong Kong as
part of their broad imperial designs on China and the South Pacific. The
British governor, Sir Mark Young, mobilized his forces, which were slim,
and his weaponry, which was antiquated. Within two weeks, Japanese envoys
issued an ultimatum-surrender or perish.
Hong Kong was a British Crown colony whose population was overwhelmingly
ethnic Chinese. It was protected by a garrison force composed of British,
Canadian, and Indian soldiers.
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On 3:30 p.m. Christmas Day, white flags of surrender were flown.
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