The Cenotaph is a war memorial constructed in 1923 and located between Statue Square and the City Hall in Central, Hong Kong,[1] that commemorates the dead in the two world wars[2] who served in Hong Kong in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.

Built in stone, it is an almost exact replica of the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, UK (designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1920).

Initially built to commemorate the dead of the First World War,[4] inscribed with the words "The Glorious Dead", the dates 1939–1945 were added later to honour victims of the Second World War, and the phrase "May their martyred souls be immortal, and their noble spirits endure" (Chinese: 英魂不朽 浩氣長存) were added in the 1970s to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Japanese invasion.

Hong Kong's invasion was part of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, which was a separate development from the events happening on the Chinese mainland.

The Hong Kong Police Force Pipe Band continues to perform their ceremonial duty at the service.