History The Peninsula Hong Kong

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major general maltby discussing arrangement of surrender japanese @ peninsula hotel on 25 december 1941



the main entrance


founded members of kadoorie family peninsula built idea finest hotel east of suez . despite promising open in 1924, in december 1928 hotel opened in tsim sha tsui, kowloon, hong kong, located @ junction of nathan road , salisbury road , directly opposite quays ocean liner passengers disembarked. kowloon last stop on trans-siberian rail link brought travellers europe.


on 25 december 1941, @ end of battle of hong kong, british colonial officials led governor of hong kong, sir mark aitchison young, surrendered in person @ japanese headquarters on third floor of peninsula. governor confined 2 months in 1 of hotel suites before shipped prison in shanghai. resort renamed tōa hotel (東亜ホテル, east asia hotel ), , rooms reserved japanese officers , high-ranking dignitaries, while hong kong sank misery , destitution. in book god co-pilot, colonel robert lee scott, jr., usaaf, commander of 23d fighter group, china air task force, described in detail aerial raid led on japanese shipping anchored in hong kong harbour, conducted 25 october 1942, , lone attack made in curtiss p-40k warhawk (nicknamed old exterminator) upon famous peninsula hotel:



looped above victoria harbor , dove peninsula hotel. tracers ripped shining plateglass of penthouses on top, , saw broken windows cascade snow streets, many floors below. laughed, knew behind windows japanese high officers, enjoying modern hotel. when got closer see uniformed figures going down fire escapes, , shot @ them...i turned 1 more run on packed fire escapes filled jap soldiers, next burst ended suddenly. out of ammunition.



it restored original name after japan defeated , british regained control of colony. hotel today part of hongkong , shanghai hotels group headed sir michael kadoorie, flagship property of peninsula hotels group.


in 1994, extension added original hotel in form of 30-storey tower, topped off helipad.








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