NOTES ON THE REFUGEE QUESTION, 1939.
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At the end of 1938 there were 8,265 refugees in the various Government camps. By the end of the first week of January, 1939, this figure had risen to 9,521.
2.
In the middle of January efforts were made to induce the inhabitants of Gills Cutting Camp to return to Chinese territory, and on the 23rd of the month it was found possible to close the camp.
3.
Early in February further efforts were made to persuade those residing in the two Fanling Railway Camps to return to their villages across the border. The results were so good that the two camps were closed on the 3rd and 4th of February, and the total number in all cups was, thus, reduced to 6,964
by the 11th of thut month.
4.
Unfortunately, due to further hostilities near the
border, these three camps had to be re-opened on the 22nd of February, and the figures rose to 9,950.
5.
On the 3rd of March it was found necessary to open a cump at San Ok Ling on the un Kam Roud to shelter muny hundred refugees on the border and the figure stood at 10,996 on the following day.
6.
After this date the figure remained at over eleven thousand ( on one day being only six short of twelve thousand) until the end of April. During this period, however ( on the 19th of April) Gills Cutting Camp was closed again, and San Ok Ling Camp was closed on April 30th.
7.
The two camps at Fanling Railway Station were closed during May (one on the 14th and one on the 23rd). The San
Ok Ling Camp had to be re-opened on the 23rd of May following renewed disturbance in Kwangtung.
8.
Although bombing took place near the border on the
31st of July, an influx of refugees was met by even larger
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