- Lesson Plans
Nick Brune, a well-respected teacher and winner of the Governor-General’s Award in the Teaching of Canadian History, was commissioned by HKVCA to develop a set of lesson plans for use in high school History and Social Studies programmes.
- VAC Booklet
This is a 23 page booklet produced by Veterans Affairs Canada giving a short history of Canada's role in the battle of Hong Kong. The English version is here and the French version is here.
- VAC Flyer
A brief 2 page version of the brochure above is available as a flyer. The English version is here and the French version is here.
- Veterans personal Accounts
This item is a link to our parent site where personal stories of Canadian Hong Kong Veterans are listed. They give a valuable insight into the battle of Hong Kong and life as a prisoner of war afterward.
- BC Ministry of Education
Resource Guides
A Resource Guide for Teachers to support aspects of senior Social Studies Curriculum including History 12, Law 12 and Social Studies 11.
- Little Known Facts
'C' Force, The Canadian Army Brigade
South-East Pacific, World War II (.PDF file)
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- Approaches to a Study of the Battle of Hong Kong
These activities are based on the invasion of Hong Kong and explores its nature and role during World War Two.
Nancy Hamer Strahl, who is the author of this study, was one of the six History teachers from across the country who were named winners in 2008 of the Governor General's Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Canadian History.
- The Fall of Hong Kong Webquest
This WebQuest, designed by Andy Lum Northern Delta Secondary Delta, BC for secondary students, is primarily a social studies unit with cross curricular links to information technology and language arts. It could also be included in a larger unit on World War Two history
- Hong Kong Teaching/Resource Guide
Flora Fung has put together two items, a Teaching/Resource Guide and a Student Question Book that she has used with great success in the classroom.
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- "One Soldiers Story" by George MacDonell
Canadians who were sent to Hong Kong with only the munitions they carried off the troop ships and without any air or naval support, after seventeen days of battling overwhelming enemy numbers, soon found themselves as prisoners-of-war in Japanese camps.
Many POWs have taken different routes in coming to grips with the memories that haunt them still. Sgt. George MacDonell wrote a book.
- "Not the Slightest Chance" by Tony Banham
Quote from the jacket: This book assembles a phase-by-phase, day-by-day, hour-by-hour account of the battle. It considers the individual actions that made up the fighting as well as the strategies and plans and the many controversies that arose.
- Military biography of Frederick Pollock, Battle of Hong Kong
A student produced video by Ryan Ducey - grade 12 student.
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This is a fully scripted, multimedia presentation for a high school audience. It describes the events leading to Canada’s commitment of soldiers to the defence of Hong Kong, their travel to Hong Kong, the battle itself and the experiences of the soldiers as prisoners of war.
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Teachers and students across the country have responded in both English and French to the challenges of the HKVCA Cross-Canada Writing Contest which has involved, as subjects, a chosen list of 5 soldiers who fought at the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941. The students were urged to look at one of the five, "Flash" Clayton, George MacDonell, John Osborn, Harry Atkinson, and the Newfoundland dog, Gander, who fought alongside the soldiers, and died in the battle.
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Graeme Stacey has pioneered the inclusion of the Hong Kong material in classrooms in B.C. He has a passion for the Hong Kong veterans and we very much appreciate his allowing us to include his material and, with the permission of the B.C. Ministry of Education, the Resource Guide in our Teachers’ Zone.
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Debbie Jiang & the Lest We Forget Cenotaph Research Project
Debbie Jiang, a former teacher, is a member of HKVCA in the Ottawa area. She has a very special role to play in assisting us to become more informed about the Battle of Hong Kong, and the soldiers who fought there. She is the Co-ordinator of the Lest We Forget Research Project as an Education Officer at Library and Archives Canada.
- Lest We Forget Cenotaph Research Project
- Projet nous nous souviendrons d'eux
Lee Naylor’s Report on ALPHA’s B.C. Symposium
Lee Naylor is the Education Chair of HKVCA in B.C. He and Graeme Stacey, a distinguished History teacher in B.C., participated in the 1st International Human Rights Day
in the Asia-Pacific 1931-1945 Student Symposium held on December 10 and 11, 2009 in that
province. Here is that report.
Ist International Human Rights Day Student Symposium
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