JAPANESE SURRENDER IN HONG KONG AND VIEWS OF THE ISLAND
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: ADM 2668).
Synopsis
Colour film shot by official naval cameraman of the formal Japanese surrender in the gardens of Government House, Hong Kong on 16 September 1945, celebratory gun salute by HMS Swiftsure and coverage of some of the distinctive buildings and topography of the British colony.
Titles
- JAPANESE SURRENDER IN HONG KONG AND VIEWS OF THE ISLAND (Allocated)
- Series Title:
- BRITISH NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1945
- Running Time:
- 8 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm
- Colour:
- Colour
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 300ft ca
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Sponsor
- Admiralty
- cameraman
- Harris, John (Sub-Lieutenant RNVR)
- Production company
- Naval Information Liaison Division, attached to Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet (NILDIV)
