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	History of Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Hong Kong's history during Three Kingdoms Southern and Northern Dynasties is less known owing to the of records and archaeological findings.
		When in 1279 the Song army was defeated in last battle the Battle of Yamen against the Mongols in the Pearl River Delta a high official is said to taken the boy emperor in his arms jumped from a clifftop into the sea both of them.
		The development of Hong Kong was disturbed the Japanese rule during World War II The British Canadians Indians and the Hong Volunteer Defense Forces resisited the Japanese invasion by Sakai Takashi since December 8 1941 the day after the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
	www.freeglossary.com /History_of_Hong_Kong (2758 words)

	Battle of Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On 21 October 1938 the Japanese occupied Canton and Hong Kong was effectively surrounded.
		The Japanese achieved air superiority on the first day of battle as two of the 3 Vickers Vildebeest torpedo-reconnaissance aircraft and the two Supermarine Walrus amphibious planes of the RAF Station, which were the only military planes at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport, were destroyed by 12 Japanese bombers.
		On 19 December fierce fighting continued on Hong Kong Island but the Japanese annihilated the headquarters of West Brigade and could not be forced from the Wong Ne Chong Gap that secured the passage between downtown and the secluded southern parts of the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Hong_Kong (1909 words)

	hong kong WTO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		A whole generation of Hong Kong police has never had to deal with any militant or disobedient street protests, and were unprepared and by US standards not very aggressive - though of course they had been pepper spraying people all week.
		In an attempt to bring to Hong Kong residents an idea of their situation and the issues that they face, a free broadsheet newspaper was printed in English and Chinese, and handed out to passers-by in many districts of Hong Kong during the week.
		Hong Kong people can live happy lives, while farmers all over the world still maintain their livelihoods, by supporting our cause for a fair trade and a just and peaceful world.
	www.uujec.org /hongkong.html (3472 words)

	Rogue cop kills constable in Hong Kong gun battle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Hong Kong - A rogue police officer shot a constable dead and critically injured a second policeman before being fatally wounded himself in a gun battle in Hong Kong Friday.
		Ten shots were fired in the gun battle during which a frantic radio message from the dead constable's colleague brought police reinforcements racing to the bloody scene.
		Hong Kong police commissioner Dick Lee described the gun battle as 'a great blow' to the city's force, which prides itself as being the most corruption-free in Asia.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /asiapacific/printer_1144819.php (410 words)

	TIMEasia Magazine: The Battle for Hong Kong
		Hong Kong's Old Guard leftists and tycoons, who spent the spring fulminating about the territory's questionable patriotism and telling locals they should stick to commerce and stop talking politics, have been conspicuously silent of late.
		By appearing reasonable and by engaging some members of Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp, Beijing is trying to reduce anti-mainland sentiment during the march, split the democrats and blunt their electoral performance in September.
		Hong Kong is supposed to be run by its own residents with "a high degree of autonomy," and that's how it worked in the years following the 1997 handover to China.
	www.time.com /time/asia/covers/501040705/story.html (1059 words)

	portland imc - 2005.12.19 - Kong Yee Sai Mau: The Battle of Hong Kong
		Much of the commercial heart of Hong Kong Island was shut down tonight, and WTO delegates were locked in as the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center was under siege.
		We have been working to support the organizing of Indonesian migrant workers in Hong Kong all week, and were working on art for the demonstration the next day as the Thai farmers—part of a radical network called Assembly of the Poor-- formed up next to us.
		A whole generation of Hong Kong police has never had to deal with any militant or disobedient street protests, were unprepared, and by US standards not very aggressive—though of course, they had been pepper spraying people all week.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2005/12/330610.shtml (3514 words)

	Ukrainian Canadian soldiers and the battle for Hong Kong (11/16/97)
		On December 8-17, 1941, the Japanese military attacked the Chinese mainland near Hong Kong, and on December 18 crossed to the island of Hong Kong.
		Canadian participation in the Hong Kong campaign was investigated by a Royal Commission in 1942, and was the subject of a number of other special investigations and reports over the years.
		The role of Canadians in the battle for Hong Kong and the tragic conditions in the prisoner of war camps have remained a controversial topic for Canadian military historians.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1997/469716.shtml (1763 words)

	Cricinfo - Uphill battle for Hong Kong to save match against Nepal
		A brave rearguard batting effort on the second day was not enough to turn around Hong Kong's fortunes in their ACC Premier League match against Nepal at the TU Ground in Khatmandu.
		Hong Kong's final total of 136 was better than they could have expected after they had slipped to 46 for 6 mid-way through the final session of the first day's play.
		Hong Kong scored an unlikely victory from a similar position in 2004 but it will take an extraordinary effort by the 2006 team if they are to repeat that feat.
	content-usa.cricinfo.com /ci/content/story/262899.html?CMP=OTC-RSS (395 words)

	CNN.com - Legal battle over Hong Kong harbor - Sep. 29, 2003
		Hong Kong's harbor is a major tourist attraction and is seen by many as the city's defining image.
		On Hong Kong island itself, most of the central business district used to be under water.
		Retired lawyer Winston Chu is on the warpath against reclamation in a battle that's already reached the courts.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/09/29/hk.harbor (600 words)

	Hong Kong 1941. The Battle of the MTB's(in brief) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Britain could not make any strategic use of Hong Kong, so viewed it as an outpost to be defended as long as possible to deny the Japanese the use of the anchorage.
		Six infantry battalions, one of which was equipped with machine guns (The Middlesex) and the Hong Kong Volunteers, a locally raised force.
		Thracian was retained at Hong Kong to close some gaps in the pre-war minefield (she was fitted for mine laying at the time).
	www.hamstat.demon.co.uk /HongKong/Battle.html (1817 words)

	Cost of Freedom: Sacrifice: Second World War: Hong Kong
		In late 1941, the Canadian government honoured a British request to send two battalions of infantry and a brigade headquarters to bolster the defences of Hong Kong by dispatching the Royal Regiment of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers.
		Strategically and tactically, Hong Kong was a difficult territory to defend.
		Although Canadians suffered a terrible defeat at Hong Kong, there were several instances of selfless heroism during the battle.
	www.lermuseum.org /ler/cof/sacrifice/wwii/hongkong.html (453 words)

	durham region news: ajax, pickering, whitby, oshawa, scugog, uxbridge and clarington newspapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Battle of Hong Kong was doomed even before it had begun, he said.
		The 75,000 Japanese soldiers attacked Hong Kong from the air, sea and land, Mr.
		Overall, the Canadian losses were heavy in Hong Kong: 554 soldiers died in combat or in the POW camps.
	www.durhamregion.com /dr/regions/whitby/story/2332353p-2701461c.html (724 words)

	The Battle for Hong Kong- -TIME-Asia \| The Agonist
		TIME-Asia One year after Hong Kong's half-million man march, Beijing and the pro-democracy camp are both fighting to win the hearts and minds of the territory's people
		Szeto, 73, is one of Beijing's least-favorite Hong Kong figures, and no wonder: his Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China demands the end of one-party rule in the country and organizes the annual memorial in Hong Kong for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
		The paradox is that the DAB is known for both its support of China and its local work: of all the parties in Hong Kong, it has the largest and most-proactive grassroots organization.
	scoop.agonist.org /story/2004/6/28/182610/068 (2418 words)

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		It was a battle that some say should never have been fought, but it was.
		The defenders of Hong Kong fought a valiant fight and they need to be honoured.
		He had fought in the Battle of Hong Kong and survived the hardship of 44 months of captivity at the hands of the Japanese in WWII.
	www.geocities.com /rcwpca (713 words)

	Coastal Forces,The escape of the 2nd MTB Flotilla by Buddy Hide from Lewes, Sussex, UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The plan was for the five MTBs to lay off to the South of Hong Kong and Ap Lei Chau Island and dash into Aberdeen to pick up the VIP party just just prior to surrender and make good their escape.
		There was a ceasefire from 09.00 till noon, when the bombardment of Hong Kong Island resumed in earnest.
		At 15.30 we heard that Governor Sir Mark Young had formerly surrendered to General Sakai of the Japanese Army at Queens Pier in Hong Kong at 15.10.
	www.hamstat.demon.co.uk /HongKong/index_hk.html (2919 words)

	CNN - WorldBeat Spotlight - Hong Kong, Taiwan battle for music dominance in Asia - October 4, 1999
		HONG KONG (CNN) -- It may still be under new ownership, but Hong Kong under China's control is the same mix of business and bustle that is was when the British flag flew here.
		They built the foundations of Hong Kong's thriving pop scene via the easy-listening ballad.
		In fact, there are signs that Hong Kong is beginning to lose ground to Japanese and Taiwan competition.
	www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/Music/9910/04/wb.hongkong (310 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Trade battle starts in Hong Kong
		While riot police had to use pepper spray to hold back some protesters, the violence was said to fall far short of the levels seen during previous WTO meetings in Cancun and Seattle.
		WTO members are hoping to reach an agreement at Hong Kong that would end the current Doha round of talks, and give the world's poorer nations greater access to the richest markets.
		In a change of tactics, the WTO has now said that it will focus the negotiations during the crucial week in Hong Kong on agriculture and the lowering tariffs for manufactured goods, where talks are also deadlocked, leaving the more complicated negotiations on the service sector for later.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/4522794.stm (767 words)

	Tony Banham - Battle of Hong Kong Background
		By midnight, almost the whole north-eastern corner of Hong Kong was in Japanese hands, with the line as far south as the northern most point of Jardine’s Lookout, and as far west as the North Point power station.
		Historically more important are the shelters and pillboxes in the centre of Hong Kong Island (from Tai Tam, through Jardine’s Lookout, to Wanchai Gap in the north and Bennet’s Hill in the south) as these saw plenty of action.
		While Hong Kong has always been progressive in its attitudes, recent years have seen a resurgence of interest in its history, including the Colonial period, World War Two, and the Canadian involvement.
	www.hkvca.ca /historical/banham.htm (3785 words)

	Canadian war veterans remembered in Hong Kong ceremony
		The battle was the first time that Canadian units fought in the war, and the prisoners were the last to come home.
		Members of the Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association (38 family members of Hong Kong veterans), and the Durham Remembers Group, a group of about 150 students from Port Perry High School northeast of Toronto, joined the official delegation in Hong Kong on Sunday.
		Durham Remembers is a group that marks important Canadian military events, such as Hong Kong and the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
	www.cbc.ca /story/world/national/2005/12/04/hong-kong051204.html (1363 words)

	Struggles from the Margins: Dec 17/18 Battle of Hong Kong against WTO \| Target:WTO \| Commonfront (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		HONG KONG, (Dec 19, 2005) – As the WTO 6th Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong reached the 5th day of talks on Saturday December 17 of potential agreements and deals in global trade and agricultural opening, protesters from all around the world put up one of the strongest struggle against WTO polices.
		In the early morning, a small number of Hong Kong residents managed to by-pass the police line without arrest but their ID card number and names were noted down for further investigation.
		Allied activists and organizations from La Via Campesina, Target: WTO, Hong Kong People's Alliance are proceeding with solidarity efforts, legal support and international appeals to have the arrested and detained released immediately and unconditionally and that their human rights be protected.
	targetwto.revolt.org /node/156 (2725 words)

	Simon World :: The battle for a Hong Kong soundbite
		A senior economist and bureaucrat in Beijing has penned a blistering condemnation of the Hong Kong government in a local Chinese-language newspaper, denouncing the administration for inserting itself into the free market and relying too heavily on the mainland for economic handouts since the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
		Luckily Hong Kong has grown to such an extent it should be able to absorb a more "activist" government.
		One would be surprised at how heavy a hidden tax an ordinary Hong Kong citizen/homeowner is burdened with, in the form of hefty land costs (land premiums) buried in astronomical property price payments.
	simonworld.mu.nu /archives/200490.php (757 words)

	Canada Remembers Hong Kong - Veterans Affairs Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		What ensued was seventeen and one half days of intense fighting, known as the Battle of Hong Kong.
		When Allied forces were overrun on Christmas Day, December 25, 1941, those who had survived the battle found themselves in what would become four years of captivity in prisoner-of-war and Japanese work camps.
		In recognition of their tremendous sacrifice and critical role in Canada's military history, the Government of Canada has paid tribute to these brave men and women during this, the Year of the Veteran and the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=feature/hong_kong_2005 (223 words)

	Focus on the Global South - Regional Trade Strategy Meeting:The Battle of Hong Kong Continues
		The deal in Hong Kong has given the multilateral institution new momentum and if unchallenged, the WTO will be able to conclude the so-called Doha “Development” Round by the end of 2006.
		We reject the current framework on Agriculture in the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration, which institutionalizes the unfair and destructive export oriented agricultural paradigm by allowing the increase of subsidies that cause dumping.
		Aid for Trade and in fact the entire “development package” in the Hong Kong Declaration, is a smokescreen to divert attention away from the fact that the current round of negotiations is not about development at all, but about securing the offensive economic interests of developed countries.
	www.focusweb.org /content/view/846/36 (1743 words)

	portland imc - 2005.12.20 - Kong Yee Sai Mau: The Battle of Hong Kong
		Kong Yee Sai Mau: The Battle of Hong Kong
		We are taking turns showering the teargas and pepper spray off as we write this up.
		In transnational businesses, many employees increasingly find themselves in precarious relations to the businesses for which they produce and no longer work.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2005/12/330692.shtml (218 words)

	AsiaMedia Columns :: The Battle of Hong Kong
		Los Angeles --- The issues that fueled the anti-globalization movement at the Battle of Seattle have simply not gone away.
		The Battle of Hong Kong was fueled, mainly, by profound insecurity.
		Thoughtfully, the Hong Kong government is seeking to do just that as soon as possible.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /columns.asp?parentid=35799 (660 words)

	Sailors from Stennis Battle Group explore Hong Kong
		The crews of USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and the ships in its battle group paid a visit to Hong Kong Feb. 8-11.
		While Hong Kong’s culture perked the interests of thousands of Sailors and Marines, the locals were just as curious about the crew.
		Whether it was seeing the world’s largest Buddha statue, frequenting authentic karaoke lounges, or just relaxing and doing whatever in the city, Hong Kong had a world to offer, and the crews of Stennis and the ships in its battle group enjoyed it.
	www.c7f.navy.mil /news3/7frel843.html (418 words)

	WarMuseum.ca - A Chronology of Canadian Military History - 1941 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In November 1941, Canada sent 1975 troops to help garrison the British colony of Hong Kong.
		Although dispatched as part of a plan to deter Japanese aggression, the Canadians were not fully equipped and still undergoing training.
		The Japanese invaded Hong Kong on 8 December and overran its meagre defences in 17 days.
	www.warmuseum.ca /cwm/chrono/1931hong_kong_e.html (165 words)

	Kong Yee Sai Mau: The Battle of Hong Kong : Indybay
		We are here in Hong Kong to make our voice heard and call for a fair
		Have been her in Hong Kong; in a different climate, with a different language, leaving our families behind.
		Pranjal is a journalist, editor of In the Water blog (http://inthewater.typepad.com/in_the_water/) and Hong Kong activist.
	www.indybay.org /newsitems/2005/12/18/17915801.php (3528 words)

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