12月25日,香港總督楊慕琦發表聖誕文告,鼓勵士兵奮戰。當日下午3時,莫德庇少將(Major Gen.C. M. Maltby)向香港總督報告守軍再無辦法組織有效的抵抗。香港總督楊慕琦在撤走部份軍事及政治人員後,在下午5時通知日軍司令部宣布投降,於下午7時簽署投降書。在赤柱的東旅一度不相信投降令,繼續有效地反抗229聯隊,並且以赤柱炮台的9.2英吋大炮阻止日軍推進,結果東旅在12月26日確認投降令後投降。香港總督、英軍總司令莫德庇少將及日軍將領在九龍半島酒店燭光下簽署投降書,結束持續18日的香港保衞戰,但是此時出沒於新界的東江縱隊開始活躍,對香港日治政府構成壓力。
Bingo.. To be exact but should be
WO2 John R Osborn, VC
Hope more Hong Kongers (especially youngster) will know the stories, about those who gave their blood for our future.. the gov't is trying to erase those history to the public... Lest we forget!!!
This is common practice, it is just like in the past when Han Chinese takeover some minority, they will impose the Han culture over them. Over the time, which is what happen, you can see some of the minority that exist in the history had disappear.