An official ceremony, organised by the Hong Kong Prisoners of War Association, The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association and Hong Kong Adventure Corps, is held at the City Hall Memorial Garden in Central on August 16, to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, when Hong Kong was liberated from Japanese occupation in World War II. Representatives from the Hong Kong government were absent. Photo: Felix Wong An official ceremony, organised by the Hong Kong Prisoners of War Association, The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association and Hong Kong Adventure Corps, is held at the City Hall Memorial Garden in Central on August 16, to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, when Hong Kong was liberated from Japanese occupation in World War II. Representatives from the Hong Kong government were absent. Photo: Felix Wong
An official ceremony, organised by the Hong Kong Prisoners of War Association, The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association and Hong Kong Adventure Corps, is held at the City Hall Memorial Garden in Central on August 16, to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, when Hong Kong was liberated from Japanese occupation in World War II. Representatives from the Hong Kong government were absent. Photo: Felix Wong
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An official ceremony, organised by the Hong Kong Prisoners of War Association, The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association and Hong Kong Adventure Corps, is held at the City Hall Memorial Garden in Central on August 16, to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, when Hong Kong was liberated from Japanese occupation in World War II. Representatives from the Hong Kong government were absent. Photo: Felix Wong An official ceremony, organised by the Hong Kong Prisoners of War Association, The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association and Hong Kong Adventure Corps, is held at the City Hall Memorial Garden in Central on August 16, to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, when Hong Kong was liberated from Japanese occupation in World War II. Representatives from the Hong Kong government were absent. Photo: Felix Wong
An official ceremony, organised by the Hong Kong Prisoners of War Association, The Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association and Hong Kong Adventure Corps, is held at the City Hall Memorial Garden in Central on August 16, to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, when Hong Kong was liberated from Japanese occupation in World War II. Representatives from the Hong Kong government were absent. Photo: Felix Wong
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