2 Mar 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Submitted by brian edgar on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 22:07

The  internees insist on a separate election for chairman and vice-chairman  of the British Communal Council, and this takes place today. L. R. Nielsen, a New Zealand businessman with American interests, is elected chairman.

Eventually a deal is reached by which Franklin Gimson, still not in Stanley, will become a partner of the chairman.

Source:

G. B. Endacott and Alan Birch, Hong Kong Eclipse, 1978, 208.

Date(s) of events described