Hong Kong On Fire

By Jokercaprice
  • Winston Churchill sends reinforcements to Hong Kong

    Winston Churchill sends reinforcements to Hong Kong

    Winston Churchill realizes that Hong Kong is in danger and decides to send reinforcements.

  • Evacuation

    Evacuation of New Territories
  • Canadian troops arrive

    Canadian troops arrive

    Canadian troops arrive on the HMCS Prince Robert
  • Japanese fighters attack Kai Tak airfield

    Japanese fighters attack Kai Tak airfield

    36 Japanese fighters attack Kai Tak airfield and units of the Japanese 23rd cross the Shum Chun Shan river

  • Evacuation

    Evacuation of Kowloon

  • Japanese demand surrender

    Japanese demand surrender(Surrender is ignored)
  • Japanese begin a heavy bombing

    Japanese begin a heavy bombing

    Japanese begin a heavy bombing and artillery barrage of the island's northern coastal defences
  • Japanese attack Hong Kong Island

    Japanese attack Hong Kong Island

    Japanese main attack Hong Kong Island
  • Retake mount Bulter with heavy casualties

    Retake mount Bulter with heavy casualties

    Grenadiers Retake mount Butler with heavy casualties
  • Hong Kong Commanding officer Lawson killed

    Hong Kong Commanding officer Lawson killed

    Hong Kong Commanding officer Lawson killed as Fortress Hong Kong captured
  • Retreat to Stanley

    Retreat to Stanley

    Royal rifles Retreat to Stanley
  • Mount Cameron captured

    Mount Cameron captured

    Mount Cameron captured and Malty calls for Governor Young to surrender
  • Japanese attack Royal rifles

    Japanese attack Royal rifles

    Japanese attack Royal rifles and capture Stanley fort
  • Japanese attack a hospital

    Japanese attack a hospital

    Japanese attack St.Stephens hospital

  • 10,000 women are raped

    Over the month 10,000 women are raped

  • Food rationing

    Food rationing begins

  • Police recruited

    Police recruited to be Kempeitai
  • Hong Kong Dollar was outlawed

    Hong Kong Dollar was outlawed

    Hong Kong Dollar was outlawed and replaced by the Japanese Military Yen.The exchange rate was fixed at 2 Hong Kong dollars to one military yen.

  • The Hong Kong bridge was established

    The Hong Kong bridge was established from the Guangdong
  • People's anti-Japanese Guerilla force

    People's anti-Japanese Guerilla force

    People's anti-Japanese Guerilla force led by Cai Guo-Liang
  • The British Army Aid Group was formed

    The British Army Aid Group was formed

    The British Army Aid Group was formed by Colonel Lindsay Ride

  • ''White" allied civilians

    Internment of most ''White" allied civilians

  • Japanese control

    Public utilities handed over to Japanese control
  • Renamed in Japanese

    Renamed in Japanese

    Streets and buildings in Central were renamed in Japanese