"Fight as One: Anti-Japanese Guerrillas" Series Programme
2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Independent Brigade of the East River Column. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and Japan's occupation of Hong Kong, the guerrilla force played an important role in supporting the resistance effort and made an immense contribution to China's victory in the war.
Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence will organise a series of programmes, including travelling exhibitions, thematic talks field visits and micro films screening. The public will gain a better understanding of the history of the War of Resistance in Hong Kong, as well as the Hong Kong and Kowloon Independent Brigade of the East River Column.
Thematic Talks
V) Saving the Elites from the "Jaws of Death": Hong Kong Secret Rescue in Historical Records
| Date: | 24/09 (Sat) |
| Time: | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Link: | https://youtu.be/l8a_ymQhOkY |
| Speaker: | Dr YIP Tak Ping (President of Hong Kong History and Culture Society) |
| Language: | Cantonese |
Past Talks
I) Hong Kong and Kowloon Independent Brigade and the Rescue Operations
| Date: | 12/02 (Sat) |
| Time: | 3:00 – 5:00 PM |
| Link: | https://youtu.be/btncj3lhVhQ |
| Speaker: | Dr YAU Yat (Executive Director, Academy of Chinese Studies) |
| Language: | Cantonese |
II) Hong Kong and Kowloon Independent Brigade and Saving Lieutenant Donald W. Kerr
| Date: | 19/02 (Sat) |
| Time: | 3:00 – 5:00 PM |
| Link: | https://youtu.be/75NAJMsucQ0 |
| Speakers: | Prof CHEUNG Siu Woo (Division of Humanities, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) Ms WAN Siu Ping (East River Column History Research Association) |
| Language: | Cantonese |
III) "Little Devils" in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression
| Date: | 07/05 (Sat) |
| Time: | 3:00 – 5:00 PM |
| Link: | https://youtu.be/3eOQnMg0AEA |
| Speaker: | Dr TANG Ka Jau, Billy (Director, Society of Hong Kong History) |
| Language: | Cantonese |
IV) Exploring Historic Sites of the War of Resistance in Sai Kung
| Date: | 21/05 (Sat) |
| Time: | 3:00 – 5:00 PM |
| Link: | https://youtu.be/vDAJw9DK5RU |
| Speaker: | Mr CHAN Yat Fong (Editor-in-chief of "Traveler") |
| Language: | Cantonese |
