Liberation Day (Hong Kong)
During British rule, Liberation Day celebration took place in Hong Kong on the last Monday in August to commemorate the liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese occupation in 1945.[1] No official ceremonies have taken place in Hong Kong since 1997. Nevertheless, unofficial delegations do mark events at The Cenotaph, and the flag poles are occasionally dressed.
| Liberation Day | |
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 Liberation of Hong Kong in 1945 | |
| Official name | 重光紀念日 |
| Observed by | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} British Hong Kong |
| Type | War Memorial |
| Significance | commemorates liberation from Japanese occupation |
| Date | Last Monday in August |
| 2020 date | August 31 |
| 2021 date | August 30 |
| 2022 date | August 29 |
| 2023 date | August 28 |
| Frequency | annual |
| First time | 1946 |
| Last time | 1996 (officially) |
| Related to | Victory over Japan Day |
| Liberation Day | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 重光紀念日 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Recover Light Memorial Day" | ||||||||
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On September 9, 1998, the "Holidays (Amendment) Bill 1998" was passed to include the abolition of the public holiday for the Victory Day in the War of Resistance against Japan. public holiday known as the "Hong Kong Liberation Day" before July 1, 1997)[2][3]
Memorial Day of the War of Resistance[4] was created after 1997 but in fact referred to the Second Sino-Japanese War.
References
- https://rcnhistory.org/johnson/johnson-ontario-hongkong.htm
- Bills Committee on Holiday (Amendment) Bill 1998 https://translate.google.com.hk/translate?hl=zh-TW&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legco.gov.hk%2Fyr98-99%2Fchinese%2Fbc%2Fbc51%2Fgeneral%2Fcbc51.htm&prev=search
- Council Meeting (Hansard) 9 Sept 98 https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr98-99/english/counmtg/general/cou_mtg.htm#mtg0909.htm
- King-fai Tam; Timothy Y. Tsu; Sandra Wilson (24 October 2014). Chinese and Japanese Films on the Second World War. Routledge. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-1-317-65046-1.
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