CO129-570-3 Sino-Japanese War- proposed refugee camp in demilitarised area of South China 1-6-1938 - 11-1-1939 — Page 74

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Hospital and accommodation has been found up to now for them at the old Government Civil Hospital, the old Victoria Gaol, the Kowloon Magistracy and the Tung Wah Hospital, which have served as clearing houses. In this category there are at the present time about 1,800 persons of both sexes. The old Government Civil Hospital has been condemned and the Victoria Gaol and Kowloon Magistracy will be required during the winter by the Street Sleepers' Society, as has been the case previously. The Tung Wah Hospitals have at the present time no refugees

other than the sick.

In order to deal with this class, Government proposes to set up a temporary camp on the Marina site in Kowloon to serve as a clearing house. It will be supervised by Government Departments, the Tung Wah Hospital Committee continuing to deal with the receiving and forwarding arrangements. The estimated capital cost is $120,000 and the annual cost of administration is put at $81,600. Accommodation for 1,000 persons is being erected in the first instance.

ACCOMMODATION FOR REFUGEES WITH SMALL MEANS. A scheme

The

has been put forward by the Emergency Refugee Council. persons forming this class are needy but able to pay a small rent and subsist themselves. The proposal is to build accommodation for this class of refugees on King's Road towards Shaukiwan, if land is available there. It is proposed to let the accommodation to these refugees at the rate of $2 per month per person housed. The initial capital cost of the scheme is put at $35,000 of which Government proposes to advance up to $17,500 on a dollar for dollar arrangement.

The total financial commitments above described are likely, therefore, to amount in the initial stage to the following:-