Unveiling of the Cenotaph, Statue Square, Hong Kong (香港)

Unveiling of the Cenotaph, Statue Square, Hong Kong (香港)

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: BL-s012. The unveiling of this First World War memorial took place on Thursday, May 24th, 1923, which was also known as Empire Day. Hong Kong’s Cenotaph is an almost exact replica of the Cenotaph in London designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. See BL-s010.

Location

Hong Kong

Date

Thursday 24 May 1923

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph