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English: Liberation of Hong Kong in 1945 (香港重光) after the Second World War. Picture taken at the Cenotaph in Central (和平紀念碑), Hong Kong.
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current14:52, 21 February 2021Thumbnail for version as of 14:52, 21 February 20211,920 × 1,183 (338 KB)MowerBreeze (talk | contribs)Upload high res of old photo
14:48, 21 February 2021Thumbnail for version as of 14:48, 21 February 2021749 × 450 (66 KB)MowerBreeze (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 17:37, 9 July 2005 (UTC) . The new picture is a different picture and should be uploaded as such; it is NOT simply a higher res version. Additionally, the old picture won POD.
08:10, 24 January 2021Thumbnail for version as of 08:10, 24 January 2021950 × 740 (173 KB)Lovewhatyoudo (talk | contribs)better resolution
17:37, 9 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 17:37, 9 July 2005749 × 450 (66 KB)Pryku~commonswiki (talk | contribs)
10:28, 17 June 2005Thumbnail for version as of 10:28, 17 June 2005749 × 450 (66 KB)Instantnood~commonswiki (talk | contribs)Liberation of Hong Kong in 1945 after the Second World War. Picture taken at the Cenotaph in Central, Hong Kong. Uploaded by Instantnood at ~~~~~

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