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  • Ceremony of Japanese surrender in Hong Kong
    Rear-Admiral Cecil Harcourt of the British navy accepts Japan's surrender at Government House on 16 September 1945. The ceremony is witnessed by Chinese representative Major-General Pan Huaguo (left), Colonel Adrian Williamson of the United States (second from right) and Captain WB Creery of Canada (first from right).
  • Defence Medal
    This Defence Medal was awarded to a person who served with the Auxiliary Nursing Service throughout the internment in Stanley.
  • Newsletter published by the British Army Aid Group
    Newsletter published by the British Army Aid Group on 31 August 1945 to inform British prisoners of war and people interned in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation about world events, particularly those related to Britain during and after the war.
  • Union Jack made by prisoners of war
    A Union Jack made by prisoners of Stanley Internment Camp to welcome the British Royal Navy when it arrived in 1945 to secure the liberation of Hong Kong.
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