Japanese occupation of Hong Kong

E33057

World War II event historical event military occupation

The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong was the period from 1941 to 1945 during World War II when Imperial Japan controlled the territory, marked by military rule, harsh living conditions, and significant social and economic disruption.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong canonical	7
Hong Kong 1941–1945	1
Japanese military administration in Hong Kong	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II event ⓘ historical event ⓘ military occupation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Hong Kong, China ⓘ surface form: Hong Kong
characterizedBy	food shortages ⓘ forced labor ⓘ military rule ⓘ political repression ⓘ strict censorship ⓘ wartime atrocities ⓘ
commander	Isogai Rensuke ⓘ Sakakibara Shōzō ⓘ Tanaka Ryūkichi ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan
currency	Allied Military Currency ⓘ surface form: Japanese military yen
endEvent	Japanese surrender in Hong Kong ⓘ
endTime	1945-08-30 ⓘ
followedBy	British rule in Hong Kong ⓘ
follows	British rule in Hong Kong ⓘ
governingBody	Japanese occupation of Hong Kong self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Japanese military administration in Hong Kong
hasCause	Battle of Hong Kong ⓘ
hasEffect	economic disruption in Hong Kong ⓘ famine in Hong Kong ⓘ inflation in Hong Kong ⓘ population decline in Hong Kong ⓘ refugee movements from Hong Kong ⓘ social disruption in Hong Kong ⓘ
historicalPeriod	1940s ⓘ
languageUsed	Cantonese ⓘ English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
location	Hong Kong Island ⓘ Kowloon ⓘ New Territories ⓘ
occupyingForce	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
opposedBy	British forces ⓘ Canadian forces ⓘ local resistance groups ⓘ
partOf	Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
region	East Asia ⓘ
replaces	Hong Kong dollar ⓘ
significantEvent	St. Stephen’s College massacre ⓘ imprisonment of Hong Kong government officials ⓘ internment of Allied civilians ⓘ repatriation of Chinese residents to mainland China ⓘ
startEvent	surrender of Hong Kong to Japan ⓘ
startTime	1941-12-25 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Hong Kong → result → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ

Battle of Hong Kong → followedBy → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ

Japanese colonial empire → hasPart → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ

Japanese occupation of Hong Kong → governingBody → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese military administration in Hong Kong

Royal Rifles of Canada → battleHonour → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hong Kong 1941–1945

Isogai Rensuke → participatedIn → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ

Hong Kong under British rule → significantEvent → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ

St. Stephen’s College massacre → relatedEvent → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ

Tanaka Ryūkichi → roleIn → Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ⓘ