The Cenotaph is a war memorial constructed in 1923 and located between Statue Square and the City Hall in Central, Hong Kong, that commemorates the dead...
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The handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China was at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British...
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Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong, declaring a monument...
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Black Bauhinia flag (redirect from Black flag of Hong Kong)
Kong flags were also lowered to half-mast as a sign of mourning. Five days later on 6 July, the Black Bauhinia was raised at the Cenotaph. Hong Kong customs...
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Canada Cenotaph (Regina, Saskatchewan), Canada National War Memorial (Canada), Ottawa Victory Square, Vancouver, Canada Hong Kong The Cenotaph, Hong Kong New...
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anniversary in Hong Kong initially celebrating the end of World War I, and was later expanded to commemorate the lives lost in the Battle of Hong Kong and World...
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The Battle of Hong Kong (8–25 December 1941), also known as the Defence of Hong Kong and the Fall of Hong Kong, was one of the first battles of the Pacific...
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caused an explosion and destroyed the school. In Asia, the Cenotaph in Central District of Hong Kong Island, cenotaphs in Kuala Lumpur, George Town, Ipoh...
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Hong Kong Island (Chinese: 香港島; Jyutping: Hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng dóu) is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island...
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the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in the northeastern corner of the Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong...
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16139 Hong Kong City Hall (Chinese: 香港大會堂) is a building located at Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. In the 19th century, the British...
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taken place in Hong Kong since the handover to China in 1997. Nevertheless, unofficial delegations mark the day at The Cenotaph, and the flag poles are...
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The Imperial Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong...
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War memorial (section Hong Kong)
Monument to the People's Heroes (Beijing) The Cenotaph (Hong Kong) Amar Jawan Jyoti (to commemorate the dead and unknown soldiers of the Indian Armed...
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after the name of the locality. Cenotaph, Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Central Market Chater Garden Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building...
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erected in 1934. Hong Kong's Cenotaph, unveiled in 1928, was built by a local architectural practice with input from Lutyens. The cenotaph at the Auckland War...
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school of the English Schools Foundation (ESF), located in Ho Man Tin, Hong Kong. The school has more than 1,900 students and is one of the oldest schools...
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Central, Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Club Building is currently in its third generation, in its second location. It is owned by the Hong Kong Club, which...
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Statue Square (category Central, Hong Kong)
Square") is a public pedestrian square in Central, Hong Kong. Built entirely on reclaimed land at the end of the 19th century, Statue Square consists of two...
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Chater Road (category Central, Hong Kong)
cenotaph Court of Final Appeal Building Hong Kong Club Building AIA Central Chater Garden, former cricket ground and common location for protests The...
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Many Japanese cemeteries (日本人墓地, Nihonjin bochi) and cenotaphs are located outside of Japan for Japanese people who have died in war or other historical...
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the government of Hong Kong SAR of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China (ROC) encompass both when Hong Kong...
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Hong Kong House, also known since 1995 as the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Sydney, is a landmark heritage building and former hotel in the Sydney...
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Remembrance Day (category 1919 establishments in the British Empire)
Hong Kong Ex-Servicemen's Association continue to organise a Remembrance Sunday multi-faith memorial service at the Cenotaph in Central, Hong Kong. The service...
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Alexander Fu Sheng (category Indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories in Hong Kong)
Hong Kong martial arts actor. One of Hong Kong's most talented performers, Fu rose to prominence in the 1970s starring in a string of movies with the...
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military parades held in the Hong Kong since 1945. The first parade of British Forces Overseas Hong Kong since the reclamation of Hong Kong from Japanese rule...
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Nancy Kwan (category Hong Kong emigrants to the United States)
more Asian roles in the 1960s, especially in comedies. She was considered an Eastern sex symbol in the 1960s. Born in Hong Kong on May 19, 1939, and...
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in the demonstrations. Since then, annual memorials have been held in places outside of mainland China, most notably in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United...
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Murray Stewart (businessman) (category Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong)
open space at Central, Hong Kong to become the Cenotaph today. During his residence in Hong Kong, Stewart was volunteer of the Mounted Troop commanded...
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The Young Plan was a constitutional reform proposal carried out in 1946 attempting to introduce representative democracy in Colonial Hong Kong. Named after...
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