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Follow the links for more background information on the Memorials, Cemeteries
and other interesting historical places.
Tues, Nov. 28
Delegation departs Vancouver for Hong Kong
Fri, Dec 1
Plaque unveiling ceremony at Sai Wan Hill Fort, at Lye Yue Mun Headland, in honour of Major Wells Bishop, D.S.O., and the Royal Rifles of Canada
Visit to the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence (converted from the 100-year old Lye Yue Mun Fort)
Sat, Dec 2
Commemorative ceremony at Sai Wan War Cemetery (283 Canadians)
Brief ceremony at the Stone of Remembrance near the cemetery entrance to honour the Canadians who have no known graves and whose names are inscribed on the Sai Wan Memorial at the entrance to the cemetery (228 Canadians)
Commemorative ceremony at Stanley Military Cemetery (20 Canadians)
Sun, Dec 3
Plaque unveiling ceremony at Lawson's Bunker, West Brigade Headquarters, Won Nei Chong Gap, in honour of Brigadier John Lawson and West Brigade HQ Staff.
Plaque unveiling ceremony at Jardine's Lookout on Mount Butler in honour of Sgt Major John Osborn, VC, and the Winnipeg Grenadiers
Mon, Dec 4
Battlefield tours for Hong Kong veterans
Wed, Dec 6
Commemorative ceremony at Yokohama British Commonwealth War Cemetery (137 Canadians)
Commemorative ceremony at Post War Plot for Korean War Dead (20 Canadians) at Yokohama British Commonwealth War Cemetery.
Thur, Dec 7
Delegation departs Hong Kong for Canada
Other Links of Interest
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