Japanese occupation By calum_stitt Nov 16, 1941 Canadian troops arrived in HK Dec 25, 1941 Japanese occupation begain Period: Dec 25, 1941 to Mar 28, 1945 population dropped Dec 28, 1941 Japanese troops enter HK Oct 16, 1944 Japanese bomb HK Jan 1, 1945 Japanese surended Aug 30, 1945 Royal Navy guard key points of HK Apr 15, 1947 Remains of dead Canadians in HK