JAPANESE SURRENDER IN HONG KONG AND VIEWS OF THE ISLAND [Allocated Title]

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Object description

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.

Physical description

16mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Admiralty (Production sponsor)
Naval Information Liaison Division, attached to Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet (NILDIV) (Production company)
Harris, John (Sub-Lieutenant RNVR) (Production individual)
Production date: 1945-09
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: ADM 2668

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