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Camp Organization
It is a curious circumstance that the Japanese allowed the Camp to run itself. Government by an elected committee was therefore established; the committee became advisory when the Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong arrived in the Camp and was recognized by the Japanese as Representative of Internees.
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The war came and one of its consequences was the complete loss of a
thirteen years' collection of notes. drawings and bulletins and of a repre-
sentative library on tropical gardening.
Black Market
Protecting the Public
One of the first steps the Hong Kong Government took after the cessation of hostilities was to prohibit temporarily the cashing of obligations in respect of post-war cheques and promissory notes, and to require full details of all transactions to be declared to the appropriate Government Department. It is assumed that rates, where necessary, will be compulsorily scaled down.
Indications of the End
General Conditions
The Daily Routine
Repatriation
The Red Cross Hampered
... The sailing distance round Hongkong estimated in 1843,
(Sir E. Belcher's survey) at 26.85 miles, though a walk round it, fol-
lowing the irregular indentations of the coast, gives a distance of some
few miles more. Its extreme length is nearly nine, and its greatest
breadth a little more than four miles.
Part 2 completes my story, covering the time from my early days in Canada, up to the present. I've pasted its table of contents below, then its full text is available to download as a PDF file.
Table of Contents
12 Home in Regina, Saskatchewan 1964-1970
12.1 Early Impressions
12.2 Early Jobs (1964-1965)
12.3 Family Grocery Store (1962-1987)
12.4 Completing High School (1964-1966)
13 University of Regina and Summer Job (1966-1967)
POLICE, PRISONS, AND FIRE BRIGADE.
By Captain F. W. Lyons, Acting Captain-Superintendent of Police, Hongkong.
Deliverance
The Future
'Stanley' bus from depot past Kowloon ferry 60 cents.
The buses are like English ones only the driver sits at the front and is not cut off.
The Repulse Bay bus goes through Wanchai: a typical Chinese quarter. It's very crowded with many more coolie types dressed in black than you see in the central part. Children sit outside doors: they are all ages and all look alike.
The shops on the whole are clean: especially the cake shops where you can buy lurid looking things that apparently are tasteless. There are many jewellers and shoe-repairers.
This is reached by taking the ferry across to the island of Lantaow.
The ferry is similar to the star ferry service. It costs 60 cents. There are two stops before Silvermine Bay.
The ferry goes along parallel to the waterfront of Hong Kong Island past Kennedy Town. Here the buildings become progressively poorer. There are no windows to the rooms which you can see are very overcrowded.
From Carl T. Smith Collection - China Mail – Oct 20, 1882
These are the handwritten notes for an article to be published. I'm not sure of the author. I have transcribed it as best as possible. Note: Xn= Christian