J BITRIX SIMARY OF JAPANESE ACTIVITIES.
SECOND QUARTER- 1939.
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1.
TAJIRI, the local Consul-General, left for Shanghai on
7.5.39 and returned on 23.5.39.
Ho loft uguin for Shanghai
and Japan on 28-6-39 and has not yet returned.
(ii) The local Consulate staff has been further increased
during the quarter under revie, and now totals 23 Japanese members
as compared with a staff of 12, prior to hostilities. Quite a
nember of the stuff pay frequent visits to Canton, Macau, Tormosa,
French Indo-China, etc., possibly acting as couriers.
(iii) YANO, Consul at Shanghai, appeurs to have spent most
of his time since April in travelling between Shanghai, Hongkong,
French Indo-China, Formosa and Japan.
2.
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This quarter has uguin seen an increase in the return to
Hong Kong of former Japanese residents and the adult ropul tion
now totals 764-Males 484; Females 280. Most of the married
residents' wives and families have returned to the Colony within
recent months. For the first time since Kowloon Tong became a
residential area, Japanese have started residing in this part
of the Colony. Twelve Japanese males are now living there and all
of them have taken up residence within the past three months.
Some of them are Consulate stuff members but the majority are
suspects or employed by suspect organisations.
It may not be
with out significance that this sudden concentration of Japanese
in this area coincides with the construction of the new Military
cantonments at Kowloon Tong.
3.
Japanese movements out and in the Colony now average 700
monthly, of which a large proportion are Japanese, who arrive from
Japan and Formosa and stay a few days in Hongkong before rrcceeding
to Canton, usually via Macau. The figure also includes those
returning from Canton and Macau on their return to Japan und Formosa,
but does not include those passing through on Japanese Government
Chartered vessels without landing. Of those who have stayed only
a few days in the Colony, quite a number have been officials attached
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