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Gin Drinkers Line
The "Regent Street" and "Shaftesbury Avenue" entrances on the Shing Mun Redoubt ("Strand Palace Hotel")
Traditional Chinese醉酒灣防線
Simplified Chinese醉酒湾防线
Hanyu PinyinZuìjiǔ wān fángxiàn
Wade–GilesTsui-chiu wan fang-hsien
IPA[tswêɪtɕjòʊ wán fǎŋɕjɛ̂n]
Yale RomanizationJeuijáu wāan fòhngsin
JyutpingZeoi3zau2 waan1 fong4sin3
IPA[tsɵ̄ytsɐ̌u wáːn fɔ̏ːŋsɪ̄n]

The Gin Drinkers Line, or Gin Drinkers' Line, was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, part of the Pacific War.

The concept came from France's Maginot Line, built after World War I. The British believed the line could protect the colony from Japanese invasion for at least six months and even called it the "Oriental Maginot Line" (Chinese: 東方馬奇諾防線). The Japanese generals also believed the line would stop their advance until the scouts found out the line was very weak. For example, only 30 soldiers defended Shing Mun Redoubt in the Battle of Hong Kong.[citation needed] It had a capacity of 120 men.

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