- Auxiliary Medical Corps
| Hong Kong War Diary | |
| Uniformed Civilians - Auxiliary Medical Corps (La Salle Relief Hospital) : | |
| Ho, Miss Helen, eldest sister | (何婉衡 / 何婉衍) |
| Ho, Miss Kathleen, Kitchen Staff, second elder sister | (何婉昆) |
| Ho, Miss Yvonne, Kitchen Staff, third elder sister | (何婉元) |
| Ho, Miss Elaine, Kitchen Staff, fourth elder sister | (何婉基) |
- Japanese Foreign Affairs office in Hong Kong
Oda (黃田多喜夫) was different; the Ho girls, who worked in his office, were so upset by his departure that they wanted to quit, though other jobs were impossible to get and they depended completely on their salaries. They acted with Oda like handmaidens, in an innocent way, rather than like typists, and the other Japanese looked on sourly at the intimacy Oda achieved with their family group.
Kathleen, the elder of the two, decided to quit after all and to marry her cousin in Kwangchowwan. Yvonne, the younger sister, was a girl of unbelievable beauty and almost incredible innocence, though she considered herself very sophisticated. Both girls went to fortunetellers all the time, chattered like adolescent magpies, and added a good deal to the gaiety of the Foreign Affairs office.
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"Well," said Mr. Hattori(服部恒雄). His smile was as wide as ever, and I took heart. "There is a sad thing," he said, "about Selwyn-Clarke. But we cannot discuss that here. The little Ho girls are very much upset about their sister (Helen HO [c.1917- ]), and I have asked in certain places what can be done to hasten her release.... "
Sources :
1) http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/uniformedcivilians.html
2) "China to me" by Hahn, Emily