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Wing-Cdr. E.E. Bullas, M.P., The Sheepcote Res. Hotel, 35-37 Sheepcote Road,
Nanow, Mdx.
Dear Sir,
B.L. Kaploon,
14, Springfield Mount,
Kingsbury, N.W.G.
23rd August, 1950
I wish to ask you if you could kindly re-open in the House of Commons the question of compensation for property lost through enemy action in Hong Kong during 1941-1945 hostilities.
At that time I was in P.0.W. camp in Hong Kong and had all my property lost as a result of Japanese occupation.
On being repatriated to England I applied in 1946 under the Far Eastern War Damage Claims Commission for compensation, but was informed in August, 1948 that no compensation was to be made from Hong Kong Government funds.
On the 27th June, 1949 a further scheme was passed whereby United Kingdom British Subjects could again apply for the grant (Extract from Hansard).
On the 18th July, 1950 I received a last communication from the Board of Prade, Lacon House, W.C.1. to the effect that I was not eligible for the award as I was not then a United Kingdom British subject.
As this Scheme only applies to United Kingdom British subjects, could not some degree of compensation be made to those persons who served with the garrison in Hong Kong, but who at the time of hostilities were not yet British by naturalisation?
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