Japanese representative Major-General Umekichi Okada handing over his sword during the surrender ceremony."On behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Imperial Headquarters, we do hereby unconditionally surrender ourselves and all forces under our control to Rear-Admiral Cecil Halliday Jephson Harcourt, C.B., C.B.E., and undertake to carry out all such instructions as may be given by him or under his authority and to issue all necessary orders for the purpose of giving effect to all his instructions."
Credit : History Museum of HK.
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