JAPANESE SURRENDER IN HONG KONG AND VIEWS OF THE ISLAND [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: JAPANESE SURRENDER IN HONG KONG AND VIEWS OF THE ISLAND [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: ADM 2668
  • Other titles: BRITISH NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Colour film shot by official naval cameraman of the formal Japanese surrender in the gardens of Government House, Hong Kong on 16 September 1945, celebratory gun salute by HMS Swiftsure and coverage of some of the distinctive buildings and topography of the British colony.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH NAVAL OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: ADM 2668
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Admiralty (Production sponsor) Naval Information Liaison Division, attached to Staff of the Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet (NILDIV) (Production company) Harris, John (Sub-Lieutenant RNVR)1925-05-15 (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 300ft ca; Running time: 8 mins ca
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    ADM 2668

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    ADM 1196 (SURRENDER CEREMONY AT HONG KONG [Allocated Title]) ADM 1770 (SURRENDER CEREMONY AT HONG KONG [Allocated Title]) ABY 168 (JAPANESE SURRENDER OF HONG KONG [Allocated Title]) JFU 376 (JAPANESE SURRENDER OF HONG KONG [Allocated Title]) Documents.26334 (System.Xml.XmlElement)
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