Cho Huan Lai, who was the Chinese Consul General for the Republic of China in North Borneo since 1940 was arrested during the invasion.

[1][2] When the Allies launched an attack on the Japanese, some of his inmates were killed during an air raid on the prison in late 1944, while Cho was also wounded.

[2] After the war, the British government was keen to learn the exact locations of the remains of Cho and his European companions.

Although the Japanese Commander, Abe Keichi, and Lieutenant Akutagawa Mitsuya denied their role in the execution of Cho, both of them were found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging.

Yiin and their delegates together with Malaysia's member of parliament (MP) for Keningau district, Joseph Pairin Kitingan visited the memorial in conjunction with its 72nd anniversary.

The cross section is rectangular; the entrance facing the wider side with red ancient Chinese character given a slightly concave.

At the bottom of the monument is a slightly wider rectangular block with bronze plate, which described the information in English.