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War History Guided Tour in Hong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui

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War History Guided Tour in Hong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui

Step into Japanese-occupied Tsim Sha Tsui and learn about Hong Kong people’s stories of resistance against the Imperial Japanese rule.

Tsim Sha Tsui

2 hours

By exploring Tsim Sha Tsui and the Nathan Road area, students will learn about the hardships faced by Hong Kong people during the dark years of the Japanese invasion of China, and gain an understanding of the city’s anti-Japanese resistance activities at the time.

Tour overview

Explore key wartime sites in Tsim Sha Tsui and along Nathan Road.
Learn how everyday lives were transformed during the Japanese occupation.
Understand the hardships faced by civilians during wartime Hong Kong.
Discover stories of anti-Japanese resistance and underground networks.
Reflect on how war reshaped the city’s urban landscape and collective memory.

Selected highlights

Some of the points of interest include:

The Peninsula Hotel

Requisitioned by the Japanese as their headquarters during the war, this iconic hotel witnessed the fall of Hong Kong.

Former Whitfield Barracks

Built in 1892, this former British barracks became a Japanese internment camp during WWII. Now part of Kowloon Park, its red-brick blocks still echo military history.

Kowloon West II Battery

A late 19th-century coastal battery , now transformed into a playground with its original gun emplacements preserved.

Former Kowloon British School

Built in 1902, this is Hong Kong’s oldest surviving British school building. Now a declared monument.

190 Nathan Road

Historical sites that bear witness to how Chinese civilians negotiated with Japanese forces and supported one another to survive during wartime.

The Peninsula Hotel

Requisitioned by the Japanese as their headquarters during the war, this iconic hotel witnessed the fall of Hong Kong.

Former Whitfield Barracks

Built in 1892, this former British barracks became a Japanese internment camp during WWII. Now part of Kowloon Park, its red-brick blocks still echo military history.

Kowloon West II Battery

A late 19th-century coastal battery , now transformed into a playground with its original gun emplacements preserved.

Former Kowloon British School

Built in 1902, this is Hong Kong’s oldest surviving British school building. Now a declared monument.

190 Nathan Road

Historical sites that bear witness to how Chinese civilians negotiated with Japanese forces and supported one another to survive during wartime.

History

Junior Secondary (Secondary 2)
- Explain how Hong Kong was occupied by Japanese forces and point out the hardships endured by Hong Kong residents.
- Using the lives of ordinary people in Tsim Sha Tsui as a starting point, explore the livelihoods, rationing, education systems, and the consolidation of social control measures during the three years and eight months of Japanese occupation.
Senior Secondary (Topics A and B)
- Understand the course of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
- Compare the war experiences faced by different communities in Hong Kong (e.g., Chinese, Indians, etc.) from multiple perspectives to understand the historical significance of social control, identity, educational indoctrination, and civic resistance during the Japanese colonial period.
- Understand the social transformation and the formation of civic identity in postwar Hong Kong.

Citizenship and Social Development

The meaning and implementation of “one country, two systems”
- Recognise that during the Japanese invasion of China, the people of Hong Kong shared a common bond with their compatriots in the motherland, united in resisting the Japanese, and embodied the spirit of national unity.
- Gain an overview of the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the fall of Hong Kong, thereby understanding the anti-Japanese activities in Hong Kong.
- Recognise the support provided by various sectors of Hong Kong to the mainland during the War of Resistance and its importance, and understand the importance of national security to the well-being of the people through the peril of national and national aggression.

Tour Information

We reserve the right to make changes to the information, prices and itineraries of the tours as set out in our website and all printed promotional materials. Provided that such changes have been made prior to the confirmation of a booking, such changes shall be binding on the participants.
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Bad Weather Policy

If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, or a Red/Black Rainstorm Warning is issued three hours before the tour starts, the tour will be canceled.
If Typhoon Signal No. 8 or a Red/Black Rainstorm Warning is issued during the tour, the tour will be canceled immediately.
If the tour needs to be canceled due to other adverse weather conditions, we will contact you by phone at least 2.5 hours before the tour. (If there is no response, we will follow up with an SMS or email.)
If the tour is canceled due to adverse weather on the day, we will work with you to reschedule a new date within six months from the original tour date.

Tour Reminder

Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes for the walk. Bring an umbrella, a bottle of water and some snacks just in case.
Each participant may bring their own 3.5mm plug headphone if they have one for the wireless transmitter/receiver system which will be used on the tour. The guide will provide them a new one otherwise, but for hygienic and environmental reasons participants are strongly suggested to bring their own earphones if possible.
There is a possibility that our organization may take photographs or videos during the guided tour, and these captured images or footage may be used for future promotion and publicity. If participants do not agree with this arrangement, please inform the tour guide or organizer during registration and on the day of the event.

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