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Our first event was a plaque dedication at the Gunpowder Factory, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence. This our tour guide Benny on the bus ride over to the museum.

The following is the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence and the Gunpowder Factory, site of the plaque dedication to all members of the Royal Rifles of Canada.

This structure is actually the elevator used to get to the upper floors of the museum.

The piper leads in the veterans for the plaque unveiling.

Senator Campbell speaks on behalf of the Minister of Vertern's Affairs.

Veterans Philip Doddridge and Robert 'Flash' Clayton.

Click on the picture below to enlarge it so you can read the inscription.

I don't remember who the two guys on the ends are, but the 6 in the middle are the Hong Kong Veterans (from left to right): Ed Shayler, Gerry Gerrard, Douglas Rees, George MacDonell, Robert 'Flash' Clayton, and Philip Doddridge.

After the plaque unveiling we had a chance to mingle with the veterans.

Such a peicefull site next to the Gunpowder Factory makes it hard to image what took place here 64 years ago.

But, one only needs to look around inside to find evidence that it was far from peicefull here long ago.