APPENDIX I

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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF HONG KONG INFORMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE

No. 1 ACCOUNT

American Red Cross Account.

This account was the first one started by Dr. P.S. Selwyn-Clarke with funds supplied by American Red Cross Funds raised by Mr. A.W. Gibson repatriated as American in June, 1942.

Total receipts from American Red Cross

HK$257,512.56.

The fund was administered by Dr. Selwyn-Clarke, Mr. A.W. Gibson and Mr. E. Pawley (American) and was used for purchase of supplies sent to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp. A few donations to destitutes in whom the Americans were interested were paid from the balance left by the Americans.

At the time of my internment (7th May, 1943) the balance of this fund was HK$3,961.16.

No. 2 ACCOUNT

Income:

For disposal see No.10.

General Welfare Account (For all Camps Internees and Prisoners-of-War.)

a From Hong Kong Bank HK$498,140.58 Donations received HKS 19,198.00

TOTAL INCOME

Expenditure:

(i) Position of Exchange

Account (i.e.

No. 3 ACCOUNT

HK$517,338.58

exchanging big notes into small)

LOSS

(ii) Drugs

HKS 9,880.58

HK$124,978.45

HK$368,691.34

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

HK$503,550.37

(iii) General Expenses

(Split into 10 subaccounts)

BALANCE AT TIME OF MY INTERNMENT: HKS 13,788.21

Families Account For dependants of

internees and prisoners-of-war.

Income:

Expenditure:

(a) From Hong Kong Bank

(i) Exchange loss

(i.e. Big notes into

small)

HK$217,609.12

HK$360.00

(ii) General account

18,435.94

(iii) School Expenses

(Staff, Books, etc.) 2,919.54

(iv) Cash Grants

195,142.00

216,857.48

BALANCE:

751.64

All/

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