The Chinese War Memorial

The Chinese War Memorial located in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens was erected to commemorate the Chinese who fell in World War I. After World War II, the Hong Kong Government modified the inscription on the Memorial to commemorate the Chinese who sacrificed their lives in the two World Wars.

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The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens was renamed “Taisho Koyen” during the Japanese Occupation.

The Japanese Military Government renamed the Botanic Gardens (now the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens) “Taisho Koyen”. XN000006 Hong Kong News (21-4-1942)
The Japanese Military Government planned to build a shrine in “Taisho Koyen” (now the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens). XN000006 Hong Kong News (11-9-1942)
A plan in 1947 showing that a wall built by the Japanese Military Government remained on Albany Road after the war. HKRS1952-1-3 (1947)
A document suggested inscribing bilingual parallel inscriptions on the Chinese War Memorial. HKRS41-1-1885 (1946)
The Chinese inscription to be added to the Chinese War Memorial proposed by the Chinese Assistant to Secretary for Chinese Affairs Chung King Pui. HKRS41-1-1885 (1948)
The Chinese War Memorial. 09-01-001 (2025)
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