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The British reoccupation of Hong Kong took place between mid-August and mid-September 1945 following the end of World War II in Asia.

British reoccupation of Hong Kong
Part of the Pacific War, World War II
The British flag being raised outside Government House in Hong Kong following the surrender of Japanese forces
Location Hong Kong
Belligerents
United Kingdom  Australia  Canada	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Cecil Harcourt Franklin Gimson	Hisakazu Tanaka

Background

See also: Battle of Hong Kong and Japanese occupation of Hong Kong

Prelude

The British Government began preparations for the re-occupation in 1943, with the Hong Kong Planning Unit being established in London. The Foreign Office later handled much of the planning.^[1]

Reoccupation

Aftermath

See also

• Liberation Day (Hong Kong)

References

http://www.endofempire.asia/0828-liberating-hong-kong-3/

Works consulted

• Bayly, Christopher; Harper, Tim (2007). Forgotten Wars: The End of Britain's Asian Empire. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 9780713997828.
• Donnison, F.S.V. (1956). British Military Administration in the Far East 1943–46. History of the Second World War. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. OCLC 1198532562.
• Endacott, G. B. (1978). Hong Kong Eclipse. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-580375-4.
• Gill, G Hermon (1968). Royal Australian Navy, 1942–1945. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Vol. Series 2 – Navy. Volume II. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 65475.
• Hobbs, David (2011). The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781591140443.
• Roskill, S.W. (1961). The War at Sea 1939–1945. Volume III: The Offensive Part II. History of the Second World War. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. OCLC 59005418.

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1. Gunn, Geoffrey. "Macau and the British reoccupation of Hong Kong". End of Empire. Retrieved 2 April 2021.