Oh, and what occurred after the Battle of Hong Kong was known as the Little Nanking at the time. The horror of the period is played down in the local media.
I know Hong Kongers were keen to move on but there certainly seems to be a Japanese influence, perhaps even a commercial influence due to some collaboration during the occupation, that silence reporting of the mass murder of civilians during the occupation. The Japanese army was still murdering civilians after the cessation of hostilities- Silvermine Bay, Lantau.