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Liberation Day (Hong Kong)

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Liberation Day
Liberation of Hong Kong in 1945
Official name重光紀念日
Observed by British Hong Kong
TypeWar Memorial
Significancecommemorates liberation from Japanese occupation
DateLast Monday in August
2023 dateAugust 28  (2023-08-28)
2024 dateAugust 26  (2024-08-26)
2025 dateAugust 25  (2025-08-25)
2026 dateAugust 31  (2026-08-31)
Frequencyannual
First time1946
Last time1996 (officially)
Related toVictory over Japan Day
Liberation Day
Traditional Chinese重光紀念日
Simplified Chinese重光纪念日
Literal meaning"Recover Light Memorial Day"
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChùng gwōng géi nim yat
JyutpingCung4 gwong1 gei2 nim6 Jat6

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

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  1. ^ "Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Ontario, Activities in Hong Kong, 1945".
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Council Meeting (Hansard) 9 Sept 98 https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr98-99/english/counmtg/general/cou_mtg.htm#mtg0909.htm
  4. ^ 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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