The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to Imperial Japan ( Second World War II 2nd Hong Kong Chinese Sino Japanese military conflict Republic of China and the Empire of Japan 1937 - 1945 ) Museum of History, Hong Kong Chinese China

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British Force Commander negotiating terms of surrender with the Japanese at the Peninsula Hotel

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