About Us

Our Roots

The idea of the sons and daughters forming a group to assist the Hong Kong Veterans Association (HKVA) first surfaced at the 1993 National Convention in Dorval QC. This idea was based on the concern that HKVA members were beginning to struggle due to advancing age and increasing health problems, having less energy to fulfill their association's aims. The result was a proposal which was was presented and accepted by the HKVA National Executive in 1995. (More...)

Our Mission

Our mission is to honour the sacrifices and stories of the Canadian soldiers who served in the Defence of Hong Kong, and to preserve their legacy for future generations. We are committed to achieving this through heart-led actions such as: commemorative events, public storytelling via traditional and social media, the placement of commemorative plaques, and the creation and sponsorship of educational materials and initiatives.

(Ratified at the Board of Directors Meeting of October 2025.

Goals

  1. Maintaining personal contact with the widows to establish the state of their well-being,
  2. Advocating on behalf of the widows to Veterans Affairs Canada and other relevant agencies,
  3. Promoting the study of the Battle of Hong Kong and its aftermath in schools across Canada,
  4. Developing materials and training Association members to tell the “Hong Kong story” publicly,
  5. Finding opportunities for and developing partnerships with other organizations which can further the aims of the Association,
  6. Maintaining a web site for the use of Association members and others which provides a repository of information about the Battle, the incarceration of Canadians, activities of the Association and other information which would be useful to interested parties, and
  7. Participating in memorial services commemorating Canada’s war veterans and laying of wreaths to the memory of the fallen

(Ratified at the Board of Directors Meeting of 22 June 2006 and, with minor amendments, by the members present at the General Meeting - Calgary - Aug '07. Small changes made as a result of the updated Mission, and the passing of all the veterans).