Date. District.
Time.
6.
Bay View.
7.
Western.
8.
Pokfulam.
9.
Gough Hill.
10. Hong Kong.
11. Aberdeen.
12. Upper Levels.
13. Emergency
Unit Reserve.
14. Aberdeen.
15. Hong Kong
16. Bay View.
17. Shaukiwan.
18. Aberdeen.
35.
17.12.43
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tion as the objective. Some bombs fell in the play ground between Johnson and Hennessey Roads causing casua ities to a food queue. A Japanese plane machine gunned pedestrians in Queen's Road East. Severe bombing of the Taikoo Docks continued. One bomb hit a house of the Docks killing some twenty seamen sheltering in it. Early The tanks in the A. P.C. Installation were set alight by
a.m. shell fire and burned furiously. The fire continued for
several days. Police on duty at the Vital Post here moved to the new Bay View Station (Red Swastika Building at Dragon Terrace).
Felix Villas and the area west of Hill Road were severely shelled and bombed. Attempts to loot burnt out godowns had to be dealt with drastically by Police to quell them effectively. An unexploded bomb dropped in thể Stati on compound near the Divisional Inspector 's quarters. Police at the Vital Post guarding the Pumping Station can under heavy fire directed at Belchers Fort so moved to th Resident Engineer's quarters.
Police turned out to several small fires. Water and gas mains were broken. No further water supply was available on the Peak from this date.
A
The Commissioner of Police toured the Island with Mr.
ASP Luscombe visiting stations, Vital Points and Dispersal Points. A big fire at the A. P. C. Installation was notice which prevented a visit being paid to the Hong Kong Elec- tric.
09.00 The Food Kitchen at Aberdeen was demolished by a bomb
without fatal casualties.
10.00 Sub Inspector R.J. Clark attached to No.3 Conduit Road
Dispersal Point was slightly wounded in the neck by shrap- nel whilst sheltering in a lavatory during a severe bomb- ardment. A direct hit on the roof killed two Chinese civilians and wounded Sub Inspector Clark and two Chinese, Sub Inspector Clark had been to his quarters in Caine Road to fetch some clothes. (This was during the bombardment which preceeded the arrival of the second Japanese Mis- sion).
A Portuguese member of the Emergency Unit Reserve was slightly wounded by shrapnel.
11.00 The telephones in the Station finally went dead leaving
only one line at A.R. P. Headquarters available which became very overloaded as it was connected with the ordi- nary service. Complaints were received concerning the hoarding of rice at rice shops. The Officer in Charge warned the shops concerned.
12.00 A short armistice came into force ending at 16.00 hours to during which the second Japanese Mission with demand to 16.00 surrender was received.
12.00 The residents in Bay View district were cleared out of the
area by Police as the Fire Brigade could not control the fire at the A.P.C. Installation and fire breaks by dynamiting had to be made.
14.00 The Paint & Lacquer Works at 704 King's Road used as a
Dispersal Point was evacuated by Police under Sub Inspec- tor Daly and Sub Inspector Taylor by instructions of Mr. Heath, Assistant Superintendent of Police, due to heavy shelling, with several shells landing in the near vici- nity and danger of fire from inflamable oil and paint. Personnel moved to the Hong Kong Litho & Painting Works. Severe shelling of the Pill Boxes along the water front took place.
17.00 Two native boat yards were hit by bombs and set afire.
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