The Battle for Hong Kong: Days of Infamy
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 31, 2011 | 10:00AM - 12:00PM | External Event, Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, 8/F, 130 St. George Street |
Description
Speakers:
Ms Carole Moore, Chief Librarian of the University of Toronto Library
Welcome & Introduction
The Honourable Senator Vivienne Poy
Opening Remarks
Mr. George MacDonell, Sergeant of the Royal Rifles in 1941
The Geopolitics in Asia before the Battle of Hong Kong
Dr. Terry Copp, Professor Emeritus and Director Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies, Wilfrid laurier University
The Decision to Send Canadian Soldiers to Hong Kong
Mr. Vince Lopata, C.D., Historian of the Winnipeg Grenadiers
Structure of the two Canadian Infantry Battalions at the Battle of Hong Kong
Dr. Nathan Greenfield, Author of The Damned: The Canadians at the Battle of Hong Kong and the POW Experience, 1941-45
‘A Nauseating Hypocrisy:’ Imperial Japan’s Violation of Its Pledge to Abide by the Geneva Convention During the Battle of Hong Kong and After
Dr. Neville Poy, the Honourary Colonel Emeritus of the Queen’s York Rangers.
Memories and recollection of the Battle from a Perspective as a Child
Dr. William Rawling, the author of La mort pour ennemi (Death their Enemy); Historian for Canada’s Department of National Defence.
Prisoners of the Japanese: The Medical Challenge
Moderator:
Mr. Mike Babin, Ontario Region Director, Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association
The symposium will be followed by a light lunch reception.
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