| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:historical_period 
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                                | gptkbp:affects | gptkb:World_War_II 
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                                | gptkbp:civilianCasualties | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:currency | gptkb:Hong_Kong_dollar gptkb:Japanese_military_yen
 
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                                | gptkbp:dateOfBattle | 1941-12-08 to 1941-12-25 
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                                | gptkbp:defendedIn | gptkb:Hong_Kong_Volunteer_Defence_Corps gptkb:British_forces
 gptkb:Indian_forces
 Canadian forces
 
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                                | gptkbp:endDate | 1945 
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                                | gptkbp:enemyOf | gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army 
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                                | gptkbp:governedBy | gptkb:Japanese_military_administration gptkb:British_colonial_government
 
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                                | gptkbp:language | gptkb:Cantonese English
 Japanese
 
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                                | gptkbp:liberatedBy | gptkb:British_forces 1945-08-30
 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedIn | gptkb:East_Asia 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCommander | gptkb:Takashi_Sakai Franklin Gimson
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableEvent | forced labor war crimes
 public executions
 food shortages
 black market activity
 rationing
 bombing raids
 civilian internment
 mass exodus of population
 collapse of public services
 repatriation after liberation
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableInmate | gptkb:Stanley_Internment_Camp gptkb:Argyle_Street_Camp
 Sham Shui Po POW Camp
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupationEndDate | 1945-08-30 
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                                | gptkbp:occupationStartDate | 1941-12-25 
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                                | gptkbp:partOf | gptkb:British_Hong_Kong 
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                                | gptkbp:populationDecline | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:POWsTaken | yes 
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                                | gptkbp:result | Japanese victory 
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                                | gptkbp:significantEvent | gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Hong_Kong gptkb:Battle_of_Hong_Kong
 Liberation of Hong Kong
 
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                                | gptkbp:startDate | 1939 
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                                | gptkbp:wasOccupiedBy | gptkb:Empire_of_Japan 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Japanese_Colony gptkb:Dai_Nippon_Teikoku
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Hong Kong (during WWII) 
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