Initially Winston Churchill regarded the territory as a outpost and would not reinforce it against impending attack and reduced the British garrison there to fight the ongoing war in Europe.
From September 1941, he reversed this decision and increase the manpower of the garrison with commonwealth troops as a military deterrent against the Japanese forces.

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Created by Daniel Turner

Narrator:

Christian H. Miles


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Epic Battle Speech -Wayne Jones

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Further reading:

Hong Kong 1941–45: First strike in the Pacific War
By Benjamin Lai

Canadians in Hong Kong - Veterans Affairs Canada