Hong Kong wartime relics take centre stage in new guided history tour

A new guided history tour, organised by a local cultural enterprise, takes visitors through the fortifications and battle-scarred landscapes near Wong Nai Chung Gap, focusing on Hong Kong’s defence during the second world war against Japanese forces, as the city reinvents its tourism offerings. Created by Walk in Hong Kong, the tour aims to leverage wartime history as a form of “war relic tourism” to deepen appreciation of the city’s heritage. “Most people in Hong Kong learn about the Japanese...