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Peter Choi, veteran of the Battle of Hong Kong in World War II, dies aged 98 | South China Morning Post

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Peter Choi, one of the last surviving veterans of the World War II Battle of Hong Kong, died on August 6, 2020. Choi was 18 when he fought in the conflict, having joined the British Army just three months before the Japanese attack on his hometown began on December 8, 1941. The Commonwealth forces fought hard in the…

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