16 Dec 1941. R. E. Jones Wartime diary | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

16 Dec 1941. R. E. Jones Wartime diary

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Tue, 16 Dec 1941

Raids began at 9.15AM & increased in number during the afternoon. Targets are still the north side of HK. A squadron of Spitfires would clear them out in half a minute.

Clouds of white & brown smoke over Repulse Bay way due to bombing. Big column of black smoke over Shau Kei Wan way.

Quiet night.