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The Cenotaph (Hong Kong)
The Cenotaph (Traditional Chinese: 和平紀念碑) is a war memorial, constructed in 1923 and located between Statue Square and the City Hall in Central, Hong Kong,〔(Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items, pp. 53-54 )〕 that commemorates the dead in the two world wars〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cenotaph )〕 who served in Hong Kong in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force. Built in stone, it is an almost exact replica of the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, UK (designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1920).〔 It is listed as a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance.
==History==
The Cenotaph was unveiled on 24 May 1923 (Empire Day) by the Governor Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs.〔("1923 Unveiling the Cenotaph" ), Gwulo: Old Hong Kong website〕 At that time, the location was still on the waterfront. Initially built to commemorate the dead of the First World War, inscribed with the words "The Glorious Dead", the dates 1939–1945 were added later to honour victims of the Second World War, and the Chinese characters 英魂不朽浩氣長存 ("May their martyred souls be immortal, and their noble spirits endure") were added in the 1970s to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Japanese invasion.〔
On 22 November 2013, The Cenotaph was gazetted as a monument under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance.〔(Memorial, sanatorium declared monuments ), news.gov.hk. 22 November 2013〕
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