Question 1

How was Hong Kong’s Chinese population treated?

Accepted Answer

Hong Kong's large population of Chinese refugees suffered from starvation. Some died in the streets

Question 2

How are amateur historians helping uncover World War II remnants?

Accepted Answer

Digging up and documenting Hong Kong's wartime past.

Question 3

Who fought for Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

British, Indian and Canadian units from the Hong Kong garrison, as well as some more unlikely allies

Question 4

Who were Hong Kong's unsung guerrilla fighters of World War II?

Accepted Answer

Hundreds of Hong Kong people joined a group of guerrilla soldiers called the East River Column established in China's southern Guangdong province.

Question 5

Are there accounts of the fighting?

Accepted Answer

Eyewitness reports have been published, including this one by a British officer

Question 6

Who was Peter Choi?

Accepted Answer

A veteran of the Battle of Hong Kong in World War II.

Question 7

Are there war tunnels in Hong Kong?

Accepted Answer

On Lamma Island, there are tunnels used by the Japanese to hide from air raids

Question 8

Why are there so many wartime bombs?

Accepted Answer

During the last legs of the Japanese occupation, US planes dumped thousands of tonnes of explosives on the city

Question 9

Who were the 'comfort women'?

Accepted Answer

A euphemistic term for women forced into sexual slavery by their captors

Question 10

What was life like in Hong Kong's POW camps?

Accepted Answer

For Barbara Anslow, after the terror of Japanese air raids, prison camp was a relief

World War II in Hong Kong