The Elusive Plaques at Sham Shui Po

(Excerpt from the Dec 2005 trip)

As you may have read elsewhere, finding the location of the Sham Shui Po barracks and the plaques that have been placed there was not easy. To make this trek less challenging for future explorers, we've provided some directions and a map.

This information was published in 2005, and so you should consider it dated and confirm using other sources.

The easiest way to get there is to get on the subway (MTR), head North, and get off at the Cheung Sha Wan stop (one north of Sham Shui Po).

Click on the small map image on the left to see a larger view, which has the park where the plaques are outlined. The dot represents our best estimate.

If anyone has any background information on these plaques please contact me. Their existence is not well documented. Any photos taken during the dedication ceremony would certainly be welcome.

Thanks to Ken Skelton who provided the map information and to Allan Mondor for documenting this activity so well!

Plaque Photos and Inscriptions

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Inscription: 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

 

Inscription: These Trees Were Planted 26 August 1989 by The Hong Kong Prisoners of War Association in Memory of All Who Died in Battle of Hong Kong In the Prison Camps And Since as a Result of Their Sufferings