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China (nation)

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Statue of H.M. King George VI for Hong Kong, 1946-12-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/528
Scope and Contents

View of the full-length statue of King George VI. The typewritten caption on the reverse reads 'Commissioned in 1939 to be erected to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the colony, but, owing to the war it was not completed in bronze until September, 1946'.

Dates: 1946-12-11
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