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70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

Shows diary entries from seventy-one years ago, using today's date in Hong Kong as the starting point. To see pages from earlier dates (they go back to 1 Dec 1941), choose the date below and click the 'Apply' button.

  • 30 Nov 1944, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

    Submitted by brian edgar on Mon, 2012-10-29 15:40
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    Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Thu, 30 Nov 1944

    The Hong Kong University Senate meets in camp. It looks forward to the post-war situation - 'a unique opportunity for a new start'. The expansion of the university is called for, with a new site and buildings prepared over a 3-5 year period:

    There would be a grave danger of the future being crabbed if it were suggested that a small start be made in the hope that the institution would grow.

    This is an act of courageous optimism and faith in the future: camp rations have never been lower and the internees have just entered a long, hard winter with an electricity supply that's intermittent at best, and it's only three days since the water crisis was resolved.

    Source:

    Clifford Matthews and Oswald Cheung, Dispersal and Renewal: Hong Kong University During The War Years, 1998, 401

    Note: see also entries for July 16, 1943 and September 5, 1944

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  • 30 Nov 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Thu, 2014-12-18 16:57
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Thu, 30 Nov 1944

    Warmer, dry, cloudy. E wind.

    Finished on Sewing shop.

    Lorry arrived with wood & veg.

    U.S. 9th reach Roer river, the last natural fortification before the Rhine. Allies have massed troops etc on Western front & are waiting for drier weather in Poland & it seems that a general double offensive will take place from E to W. Frazer rejoins his fleet from London probably with orders etc for Pacific offensive.

    Workers oil & sugar issued.

    Saw Himsworth re another job.

    Full Moon.

  • 30 Nov 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Tue, 2016-11-22 21:26
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    Eric MacNider's wartime diary
    Date(s) of events described: 
    Thu, 30 Nov 1944

    "sing as we go" (p.by???? &Nor?? B??? Sullivan, Jenner, McLeod, Pearson, Todd,??, M.O'Connor, E. Curtis, J.& B. Keates, D G Wilson, Betty Mills, Heath, C. Thornhill, Luke, I. Stevens, E. Grant, ???, ???, A. Farqhar Scott, S. Bruce, June Winklemann)


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