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guarantee the safety of isolated Japanese residents
and, on September 2nd, 1937, I caused a letter to
be addressed to the Consul-General for Japan, Mr.
K. Midzusawa, requesting his co-operation in arranging their concentration during the night-time
in certain buildings which had been selected
before hand for the purpose and which could be
conveniently guarded. This followed the decision
in Executive Council of 1st September, 1937, which
was reported to you in my secret telegram No. 168
of that date.
4.
Since that date 543 adults have left the
Colony for Japan. Two thirds of this number were
women and the remainder, for the most part, men
who were without occupation owing to the
interruption of their business, or for other reasons.
Of the remainder, 263 have moved into the
concentration points (86 in the Central district, 83 in the Wanchai area, and 94 in Kowloon); Japanese
occupying houses in the mid-level areas numbering
190 have not been disturbed as the risk of attacks
in these districts is thought to be small; and 120
individuals, for the most part old residents of
the Colony, have declined to move and are remaining
in the various urban areas. Extra police patrols
are on duty in these districts.
5.
I enclose for your information copies of
correspondence between the Consul-General and the
Colonial Secretary on this subject. The attitude