 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna November 1941, mwedzi pamberi pokupinda kweJapan muHong Kong, War Office yakabvuma kuumba Hong Kong Chinese Regiment, chikwata chemauto chakakura sebato. Kutenda kuti zvaive zvakakosha kutora musimboti wakasimba wevanogona kuve maNCO, uye kuvadzidzisa vachishandisa maofficial ane ruzivo uye vasiri maofficial NCOs kusvika padanho apo battalion rekutanga rehurumende raigona kuvakwa. Bhatani racho pakutanga raifanirwa kunge riri bhatani remapfuti rakafanana ne1st Middlesex Regiment, vane maofficial vaive vachipa kudzidziswa kweboka revarwi. Zvisinei, pakazotanga Hondo yeHong Kong, boka rimwe chete raiva rakaenzana neretoni ndiro rakanga rapedza kurovedzwa. 