18 Feb 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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Submitted by brian edgar on Wed, 2012-01-11 22:41
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Date(s) of events described:
Wed, 18 Feb 1942
Elections for a British Communal Council (to replace the Temporary Committee) are held. The elections are organised according to a division of the Camp into eight districts or 'blocks'. This time more government officials are elected.
A week later six people are elected to represent the Camp as a whole, including L. R. Nielsen and B. Wylie.
Note: see also entry for March 2, 1942
Sources:
Geoffrey Emerson, Hong Kong Internment, 2008, 10
Philip Snow, The Fall of Hong Kong, 2003, 136
G. B. Endacott and Alan Birch, Hong Kong Eclipse, 1978, 208, 352
Note: Snow wrongly dates these elections to February 8.
