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The two bronze lions guarding the front entrance were originally commissioned in 1935 and nicknamed Stephen and Stitt after popular HSBC bank managers of the time. Walk around these famous local icons and you'll see bullet marks sustained during the bloody Japanese attacks of the Battle of Hong Kong (December 8 - 25, 1941). |
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The Japanese assault of Hong Kong began just hours after its coordinated attacks against the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. |
