The correspondence is taken from File No. CO/129/590/14 held at the National Archives in UK. The file was closed until 1992. The Governors letters/reports are from Sir Geoffry Northcote and his successor Sir Mark Young. The reprentative at the Colonial Office and the addressee of the Governors letterss is Gerard Edward James Gent. He was knighted ...

The mortar is an infantry support weapon that could fire high explosive bombs or smoke bombs. They were used during the Battle for Hong Kong but had only just reached the garrison before battle commenced. They were in short in supply and likewise there was limited ammunition available for these weapons. The light 2-inch mortar provided infantry su...

Stanley Gap 

I was sent this photo, which I believe is a still from a film produced by the Japanese after the fall of Hong Kong probably in late 1941 or early 1942. The question was - where was it. There is no doubt about the location because the wartime structures are stil there. The long rectangular building with three doors is...

Book Title:     The Banknote that never was

Publisher:       Gulliver Books, Hong Kong

Author:           Francis Braun  

Date:               1982