BEH. 9.5.42.
M
ÉÑÀ CENSORSHIP.
Feb/10/WLK. TRANSIT MAIIS.
FROM:
Fok Shu Hong,
rin
eh,
Kwangtong.
*TO:
BRA. 01213/42.
AIR MAILS.
Mr.Fok Yee Kwom. 7, Alexander Street,
Johannesbury,
South Africa.
Date of Letter: Undated news Intercepted on:
cutting.
Postmark: Pin Seh.
Date & Place:illegible.
27.2./42.
Language:
Chinese.
155
Disposal:
Released.
Submitted to: COL.X
INF. B. B. C.
12 MAY 1942
COLLENT
1. BEHAVIOUR OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS IN HONGKONG, 2. JAPANESE AUTHORITIES RE-EMPLOY CHINESE OF THE
HONGKONG GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
Extract translation:
The Japanese soldiers belong to a lustful nation. Though their officers try to impose restrictions on their behaviour in public in order to create a good
In the public opinion of them, yet the result is zero. night in isolated places, these soldiers entered into people's houses to commit rape: they will not hesitate to kill if they are displeased. Other soldiers get into cars and go hunting for girls whom they take by force when met. Many of these unfortunate girls never re- turn home again.
The Japanese authorities try to practise the so-called appeasement policy. They drculate notices to the effect that whenever Japanese soldiers are found in any premises, the people of the house should sound a gong in which case the gendarmes will come and have them arrested. But no people have gongs ready, so they use basins instead. In the quarter where I
/lived