The Cenotaph (Hong Kong)
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The Cenotaph (Traditional Chinese: 和平紀念碑), constructed in 1923 in the Statue Square, Central, Hong Kong Island, commemorates the dead in the First and Second World War (serving the Royal Navy, British Army and RAF; namely in Hong Kong).
[edit] Liberation Day Ceromonies at the Cenotaph (1945-1996)
During British rule and after 1945, Liberation Day celebration took place here on the last Monday in August to commemorate the Liberation of Hong Kong from Japanese occupation in 1945. Formal celebration no longer take place as this date is no longer a general holiday in Hong Kong. Informal celebration by local and British servicemen continue each August at this site.
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