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Winston Churchill sends reinforcements to Hong Kong
Winston Churchill realizes that Hong Kong is in danger and decides to send reinforcements. -
Evacuation
Evacuation of New Territories -
Canadian troops arrive
Canadian troops arrive on the HMCS Prince Robert -
Japanese fighters attack Kai Tak airfield
36 Japanese fighters attack Kai Tak airfield and units of the Japanese 23rd cross the Shum Chun Shan river -
Evacuation
Evacuation of Kowloon -
Japanese demand surrender
Japanese demand surrender(Surrender is ignored) -
Japanese begin a heavy bombing
Japanese begin a heavy bombing and artillery barrage of the island's northern coastal defences -
Japanese attack Hong Kong Island
Japanese main attack Hong Kong Island -
Retake mount Bulter with heavy casualties
Grenadiers Retake mount Butler with heavy casualties -
Hong Kong Commanding officer Lawson killed
Hong Kong Commanding officer Lawson killed as Fortress Hong Kong captured -
Retreat to Stanley
Royal rifles Retreat to Stanley -
Mount Cameron captured
Mount Cameron captured and Malty calls for Governor Young to surrender -
Japanese attack Royal rifles
Japanese attack Royal rifles and capture Stanley fort -
Japanese attack a hospital
Japanese attack St.Stephens hospital -
10,000 women are raped
Over the month 10,000 women are raped -
Food rationing
Food rationing begins -
Police recruited
Police recruited to be Kempeitai -
Hong Kong Dollar was outlawed
Hong Kong Dollar was outlawed and replaced by the Japanese Military Yen.The exchange rate was fixed at 2 Hong Kong dollars to one military yen. -
The Hong Kong bridge was established
The Hong Kong bridge was established from the Guangdong -
People's anti-Japanese Guerilla force
People's anti-Japanese Guerilla force led by Cai Guo-Liang -
The British Army Aid Group was formed
The British Army Aid Group was formed by Colonel Lindsay Ride -
''White" allied civilians
Internment of most ''White" allied civilians -
Japanese control
Public utilities handed over to Japanese control -
Renamed in Japanese
Streets and buildings in Central were renamed in Japanese
