26 Jul 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

26 Jul 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Date(s) of events described: 
Sun, 26 Jul 1942

About 50 internees with links to Shanghai are sent to that city. Some of the more senior manage to get themselves repatriated on there on a ship taking off Allied Consular Officials.

 

'The worst stories of atrocities come from Hong Kong,' writes the (Glasgow) Sunday Post on page 1, picking up a story on the American repatriates. They note, however, that Stanley Camp's children are relatively well-treated and seem 'healthy and happy.'