Liberation Day (Hong Kong)

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 in 1945.[1] No official ceremonies have taken place in Hong Kong since 1997. Nevertheless, unofficial delegations do mark events at The Cenotaph, and the flag poles are occasionally dressed.

Liberation Day
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
2020 date	August 31
2021 date	August 30
2022 date	August 29
2023 date	August 28
Frequency	annual
First time	1946
Last time	1996 (officially)
Related to	Victory over Japan Day

Liberation Day
Chinese	重光紀念日
Literal meaning	"Recover Light Memorial Day"
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chùng gwōng géi nim yat Jyutping Cung^4 gwong^1 gei^2 nim^6 Jat^6

On September 9, 1998, the "Holidays (Amendment) Bill 1998" was passed to include the abolition of the public holiday for the Victory Day in the War of Resistance against Japan. public holiday known as the "Hong Kong Liberation Day" before July 1, 1997)[2][3]

Memorial Day of the War of Resistance[4] was created after 1997 but in fact referred to the Second Sino-Japanese War.

References

1. https://rcnhistory.org/johnson/johnson-ontario-hongkong.htm
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.