Japanese personal patriotic flag with inscriptions.
On the night of 18 December, Japanese troops landed at North Point, Quarry Bay and Shau Kei Wan.
They swiftly captured Mount Parker and Mount Butler, and pressed on to Jardine's Lookout and Wong Nai Chung Gap.
In the next few days Mount Nicholson and Mount Cameron both fell into Japanese hands.
The defenders attempted several times to launch counter-attacks, but all failed.
Major-General Maltby advised the Governor that he was unable to turn the tide, and on the afternoon of Christmas Day 1941, Sir Mark Young surrendered to the Japanese, ending the futile struggle.
Credit : History Museum of HK.
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