Mrs. Adelaide Van de Veere, formerly a resident of Shanghai arrived in Hong Kong in November 1937. In Prisoner of the Japs, Gwen Dew described Adelaide Van de Veere (aka Bobby) as a "clever saleslady". The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury mentioned that she formerly worked at the Sea Captain's Shop (location not given).
Whilst in Hong Kong, she qualified to be an ANS Nurse. Hong Kong Daily Press 30 October 1940 refers.
Adelaide Van de Veere was interned at Stanley Camp and repatriated in 1942. After her repatriation, she settled down in Santa Fe, New Mexico and married a District Court judge, Colin Neblett in June 1943.
Obituary/Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203724506/adelaide_m_neblett (Van de Veere is not mentioned)
Source
1. The Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury.
2. The Daily Oklahoman 17 June 1943. See here
3. https://www.chinafamilies.net/internees/9966-van-de-veere-adelaide/