This memorial commemorates the Canadian soldiers who were made prisoners of war during the Battle of Hong Kong and who died in the prison camps.
The text reads, in English:
TWO MAPLE TREES WERE PLANTED ON 5 DECEMBER 1991
IN MEMORY OF OUR CANADIAN COMRADES
WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, PERISHED IN PRISON CAMPS
AND HAVE SINCE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE SUFFERING INFLICTED
1941-45
WE WILL NEVER FORGET
HONG KONG VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Français : L'inscription en français:
CES DEUX ERABLES ONT ETE PLANTES LE 5 DECEMBRE 1991
EN MEMOIRE DE NOS CAMARADES CANADIENS
QUI ONT PAYE LE SACRIFICE SUPREME
QUI ONT PERIS DANS LES CAMPS PRISONNIERS ET
QUI SONT DECEDES DEPUIS A LA SUITE DES SOUFFRANCES INFLIGEES
1941-45
NOUS NE LES OUBLIERONS JAMAIS
L'ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS DE HONG KONG
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