Liberation Day (Hong Kong)
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| Liberation Day | |
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 Liberation of Hong Kong in 1945 | |
| Official name | 重光紀念日 |
| Observed by |  British Hong Kong |
| Type | War Memorial |
| Significance | commemorates liberation from Japanese occupation |
| Date | Last Monday in August |
| 2023 date | August 28 |
| 2024 date | August 26 |
| 2025 date | August 25 |
| 2026 date | August 31 |
| Frequency | annual |
| First time | 1946 |
| Last time | 1996 (officially) |
| Related to | Victory over Japan Day |
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| Traditional Chinese | 重光紀念日 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 重光纪念日 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Recover Light Memorial Day" | ||||||||
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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 on 30 August 1945.[1] No official ceremonies have taken place in Hong Kong since the handover to China in 1997. Nevertheless, unofficial delegations mark the day at The Cenotaph, and the flag poles are occasionally dressed.
On September 9, 1998, the Holidays (Amendment) Bill 1998, which included the abolition of the public holiday for Liberation Day, was passed.[2][3]
The Memorial Day of the War of Resistance[4] was created after 1997, referring to the Second Sino-Japanese War.
References
- ^ "Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Ontario, Activities in Hong Kong, 1945".
- ^ 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.
