Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Occupied Territory 香港占領地 Honkon Senryō-chi | |||||||||
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| 1941–1945 | |||||||||
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The Hong Kong occupation zone (dark red) within the Empire of Japan (light red) at its furthest extent | |||||||||
| Status | Military occupation by the Empire of Japan | ||||||||
| Common languages | Japanese English Cantonese | ||||||||
| Religion | State Shinto Buddhism Chinese folk religion Taoism Confucianism | ||||||||
| Emperor | |||||||||
• 1941–1945 | Shōwa | ||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||
• 1941–1942 | Takashi Sakai Masaichi Niimi | ||||||||
• 1942–1944 | Rensuke Isogai | ||||||||
• 1944–1945 | Hisakazu Tanaka | ||||||||
| Historical era | World War II | ||||||||
| 8–25 December 1941 | |||||||||
• Surrender of Hong Kong | 25 December 1941 | ||||||||
| 15 August 1945 | |||||||||
• Handover to the Royal Navy | 30 August 1945 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1941 | 1,042 km2 (402 sq mi) | ||||||||
| 1945 | 1,042 km2 (402 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1941 | 1,639,000 | ||||||||
• 1945 | 600,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Japanese military yen | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Hong Kong | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港日治時期 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港日治时期 | ||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 香港占領地 | ||||||||||||
| Kana | ホンコンせんりょうち | ||||||||||||
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The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began when the governor of Hong Kong, Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered the British Crown colony of Hong Kong to the Empire of Japan on 25 December 1941. His surrender occurred after 18 days of fierce fighting against the Japanese forces that invaded the territory. The occupation lasted for three years and eight months until Japan surrendered at the end of the Second World War. The length of the period (三年零八個月, lit. 'three years and eight months') later became a metonym of the occupation.