History
The Cenotaph was unveiled on May 24, 1923 (Empire Day) by the Governor Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs. At that time, it was located near the waterfront. Initially built to commemorate the dead of the First World War, 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 carved in the 1970s to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Japanese invasion.
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