3 Mar 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Sun, 2012-01-22 23:18
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Date(s) of events described:
Tue, 3 Mar 1942
The second meeting of the British Communal Council is held at the Prison Warders' Club.
Dr. Annie Sydenham is appointed to a Watch Committee, which is set up to protect women and girls from sex crimes. She is never called out on an emergency at any time during internment.
It's announced, perhaps at this meeting, that the internees are to be issued with 1/2 pound of bread per person per day, but that 5 ozs of the rice ration will be deducted, which is regarded as excessive. Eventually a compromise is reached: just under half a pound of bread will replace 4 ozs of rice.
Source:
John Stericker, Captive Colony, 1945, Chapter V, page 6; Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 1973, 177
