The great rescue

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-06-30 11:51

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Eighty years ago during Hong Kong's darkest moments under Japanese occupation, a guerrilla force led by the Communist Party of China rescued more than 800 people from the city without casualties. Some survivors shared with us their memories of the great rescue.

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