23 Nov 1945, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

The headline in the China Mail announces an 'important milestone' in Hong Kong's economic rehabiitation - the lifting of trade restrictions except on items that are controlled globally, such as rice, flour and canned meat - Hong Kong is allocated its share of the world supply and it's the Administration's job to bring them in (unless merchants can source them from ports along the China coast).

Import licences will be needed, but the intention is to make this system 'light and easy'. The one snag is that if you want to pay for imports in francs or dollars they have to be of commodities judged to be essential for Hong Kong's rehabilitation, as foreign exchange is in short supply.

More good news is that a considerable body of supplies of all types is on the way to Hong Kong and will be arriving over the next couple of weeks.

Admiral Chan Chak is expected in the Colony this afternoon on an official visit. The report makes it clear that there is some knowledge of the remarkable role he played in December 1941, although the full story probably isn't known even today.

Emily Hahn meets Charles Boxer for the first time since September 1943. Their daughter Carola recognises 'Daddy' straight away. Boxer announces they will marry as soon as a cable from London tells them his divorce is final.

Source:

China Mail, November 23, 1945, pages 1, 2.

Note:

Tim Luard's book and associated website are the best English-language sources for Chan Chak:http://www.hongkongescape.org/Escape-1.htm 

Kwong Chi-man and Tsoi Yiu-lun make good use of his unpublished diary in Eastern Fortress (2014).