On This Day | SCMP publishes first post-war edition after Japanese surrender in 1945 – from the archive
This article was first published on August 30, 1945 Fleet entering The first communique from the Hongkong Government to the people of Hongkong since December 1941 was issued this morning at 11 o’clock as follows: “Rear Admiral Harcourt is lying outside Hongkong with a very strong fleet. The Naval Dockyard is to be ready for…