香港抗战历史研究会会长：香港被日本侵占时起码死了10万人

Core Viewpoint - The interview with Wu Junjie, president of the Hong Kong Anti-Japanese War History Research Association and descendant of war veterans, highlights the severe population decline in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, with a drop from approximately 1.8 to 2 million people to just 590,000 by the end of the occupation, indicating a traumatic period for the local population [2]. Group 1 - The population of Hong Kong before the Japanese occupation was between 1.8 million and 2 million [2]. - By the time of Japan's surrender, the population had decreased to 590,000, reflecting a loss of over 1.2 million people [2]. - During the occupation, it is estimated that at least 100,000 people died due to extreme food shortages and other hardships [2].