A plaque commemorating the Canadians who died as a result of internment in prisoner of war camps during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong from 1941-45. Placed by the Hong Kong Veterans Association of Canada alongside two maple trees planted in 5 December 1991 in Sham Shui Po Park, built on part of the site of the former Sham Shui Po Barracks, which served as a POW camp during the occupation. For more images of this plaque, visit Memorial plaque, Sham Shui Po Park. The text reads, in English: "TWO MAPLE TREES WERE PLANTED ON 5 DECEMBER 1991" "IN MEMORY OF OUR CANADIAN COMRADES" "WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE, PERISHED IN PRISON CAMPS" "AND HAVE SINCE DIED AS A RESULT OF THE SUFFERING INFLICTED" "1941-45" "WE WILL NEVER FORGET" "HONG KONG VETERANS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA"