Hong Kong Occupation By Douglas122 Sep 10, 1941 Churchill sends reinforcements to Hong Kong after realising Hong Kong in danger. Evidence Nov 16, 1941 Canadian troops arrive on the HMCS Prince Robert Evidence Dec 8, 1941 36 Japanese fighters attack Kai Tak airfield. The Japanese started invasion in Hong Kong through air. Evidence Dec 11, 1941 Evacuation of New Territories Evidence Dec 12, 1941 Evacuation of Kowloon Evidence Dec 13, 1941 Japanese demand surrender (the surrender was ignored) Evidence Dec 17, 1941 The Japanese began heavy bombing Hong Kong, and demanded surrender for the second time. Evidence Dec 18, 1941 Japanese landed in Hong Kong Island and attacked Hong Kong Island Evidence Dec 19, 1941 Grenadiers retake Mt. Butler with heavy casualties Evidence Dec 20, 1941 THe HK Commanding Officer, Lawson, was killed, as fortress Hong Kong was captured. Evidence Dec 23, 1941 Royal rifles retreat to Stanley Evidence Dec 25, 1941 Hong Kong surrenders to Japan Evidence Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Jan 31, 1942 Police recruited in Hong Kong to be Kempeitai Evidence Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Jan 31, 1942 Repatriation of Chinese back to mainland Evidence Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Jan 31, 1942 10000 women were raped Evidence Period: Jan 1, 1942 to Jan 31, 1942 Hong Kong dollar was outlawed and replaced by the Japanese Military Yen, with a fixed exchange rate of 2 Hong Kong Dollars to 1 Japanese Military Yen Evidence Jan 21, 1942 Internment of most 'white' allied civilians Evidence Period: Feb 1, 1942 to Feb 28, 1942 Hong Kong-Kowloon Brigade was established, by an anti-Japanese force, Guerilla force Evidence Period: Apr 1, 1942 to Apr 30, 1942 Streets and buildings in Central were renamed in Japanese Evidence Period: Apr 1, 1942 to Apr 30, 1942 Food rationing begins Evidence Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 31, 1942 The British Army Aid Group was formed by Colonel Lindsay Ride Evidence Period: Jun 1, 1943 to Jun 30, 1943 Public utilities are handed over to Japanese control Evidence Aug 6, 1945 US bomber, Enola Gay, drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing over 70000 people instantly Evidence Aug 9, 1945 Another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki Evidence Aug 15, 1945 The Japanese surrenders :) Evidence Aug 30, 1945 Hong Kong was handed over by Imperial Japanese Army to the Royal Navy on the "30 August" was declared as the "Liberation Day" Evidence Sep 1, 1945 Franklin Gimson, Hong Kong's colonial secretary, declares himself interim governor Evidence Sep 6, 1945 Sir Cecil Harcourts accepts the Japanese surrender. Mark Young continues as governor. Evidence 2Evidence 1 Sep 30, 1946 Japanese general, Takashi Sakai, was executed as a war criminal Evidence
