Memorial Monument for Sai Kung Martyrs during World War II in Tsam Chuk Wan

Situated beside Tai Mong Tsai Road in Tsam Chuk Wan, Sai Kung, the Memorial Monument for Sai Kung Martyrs during World War II (the Monument) was completed and open to the public in 1989.

Funded by donations raised by a group of veterans of the Hong Kong Independent Battalion of the Dongjiang Column and residents in Sai Kung, the creation of the Monument is dedicated to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Hong Kong and the Motherland during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The title inscribed on the Monument bears the calligraphy of Tsang Sang, former Commander of the Dongjiang Column. Other commemorative monuments include a “Pai Lau” (memorial archway), a memorial pavilion for the martyrs, stone tablets, etc. The Monument is surrounded by stone railings that form an arch. The stone railings consist of 13 stone sculptures resembling flaming torches and adorned with 14 small stone lions in various poses, giving the structure a majestic presence. The front of the Monument is embedded with gravestone inscriptions recounting the three years and eight months of resistance against Japanese invasion by the guerrilla force of the Hong Kong Independent Battalion.

In 2020, the Monument was incorporated into the “List of State Facilities and Sites Marking the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression” (the third of its kind).