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Gin Drinkers Line

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Gin Drinkers Line (???????????????) or Gin Drinker's Line was a United Kingdom|British military defence line against Japanese invasion of Hong Kong|Japanese invasion in Hong Kong, 1941. Its name came from Gin Drinkers Bay, a bay nearby in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. With construction was started in 1936, it is linked to the several peaks between New Kowloon and New Territories.

There are some remains near Shing Mun Reservoir. One of the Japanese invasion force broke the defence line here.
See also

  • Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong

  • Battle of Hong Kong



HK-geo-stub

category:Subterranean Hong Kong
category:History of Hong Kong
category:Military of Hong Kong under British rule
category:Shing Mun
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