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7. Industrial development.
Dr. Li said that the rubber shoe and electric battery manufactories in Hong Kong were still working at a comparatively high production level. Most people, however, were putting their capital by or converting it into commodities which could be held until the end of the war. He had uo particular suggestions to make as regards industries which might be started for reconstruction in Hong Kong but agreed that the immediate needs
He thought on liberation were the provision of food and drugs.
that the liberation of Hong Kong would be followed by an upwarð surge in its population.
8. Aw Boon Haw.
In reply to an enquiry, Dr. Li said that too much credence should not be placed in reports by the Japanese that Mr. Aw Boon Haw
It so happened was working with them on industrial development.
that Mr. Aw Boon Haw was a close friend of his own and he had secured his release in Hong Kong from detention to undergo an
After his operation for hernia in Dr. Li's nursing home. recovery from this, he was kept under surveillance but not detained. He mentioned as an example of Mr. Aw Boon Haw's independence that he had had no compunction in telling the Japanese that they had no hope of winning Chinese co-operation so long as they continued their present methods. Dr. Li said that "tiger balm" was still being manufactured in Hong Kong.
9. Dr. Li said that he had bosa approached twice by press men in this country, but had always assured them that he was not here on any official mission. When his escape from Hong Kong was engineered, he had undertaken obligations to those who helped him not to give any publicity to the incident, and in general he seemed unwilling that his visit should be made the subject of any particular publicity measures.
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