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asked that if not steps should be taken for similar arrangements to be made with regard to Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Goverment had made definite atatements that such people would be taken care of.

Asked who would administer auch a fund, Dr. Fehily said, that Selwyn-Clarke was already paying out money which he raises locally by pledging the credit of the British Government. This method is very expensive to the British Government because Selwyn-Clarke borrows from wealthy Chinese in Hong Kong dollars based on an exchange rate

· of 4:1 against the yen. This means that Selwyn-Clarke pays £1,000 for H.K.4.1,600, whereas Zindel can get an exchange rate based on 16.

yen to the £. Selwyn-Clarke is getting money also from Indians who get credit in India. Kayamally, for example, is getting credit with the Tata Millowners in India. Selwyn-Clarke says that he is getting all the money that he requires.

gloss asked that arrangements be made whereby allowances similar to those being given to the civilian prisoners in Stanley (£3 or Yen 50) would be given to the prisoners in Shan Shui Po. According to Zindel, however, Gloss is under a misapprehension. No such arrangement has yet been definitely made for the Stanley people. Negotiations were being carried on for an arrangement of this kind through the British Fund in Shanghai where conditions were different, the British community being free. But the Shanghai people had themselves subscribed privately 35,000 yen for the Stanley people to use in the interim period until the procedure could be regularised. Dr. Fehily did not know whether the contribution would be made to the Stanley people in cash or in goods. He said that Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke was responsible for the purchase of goods for the people in Stanley, but he did not know where these were being bought.

In addition to this sum, £10,000 had arrived from Britain and Dr. Selwyn-Clarke was being consulted as to the best method of distribution. It is the wish of the Colonial Secretary that money shall be provided for both Stanley and Sham Shui Po. The officers in Argyle Street are 0.K., as they are being paid.

Sloss raised a point about the released Chinese volunteers, some of whom are technicians. Keny of these have been requested by Dloss and Dimeon to come into China. Sloss asked not only that they be paid a living wage, but that their families should also be cared for.

Docters: Both Bloss and the Colonial secretary agreed that except in exceptional esses no doctors should be encouraged to leave the colony. But Sloss said that it was understood that they would not stand in the way of anyone coming out who was particularly requested to do so. Dr. Pehily said that Dra. K.C.Yeo, Yeoh Owan Sng, and Ong śwe Hin were all doing very valuable work, Dr.K.C.Yeo now being in charge of the anti-epidemic Bureau, a post to which the Japanese had been trying to push in a Formosan. All these doctors were being paid 150 Yen per month, as was Dr. Selwyn-Clarke.

The view is taken that these doctors should stick to their posts in the Japanese regime and form a nucleus of men to take over when the Japanese are chased out. The Chinese doctors themselves are very unhappy about their position. Dr. Yeo thinks that he is doing good work for the civilian population but he is afraid of opinion outside the Colony. Gimson* has pressed them to retain their posts and told them that he will see that no retaliatory measures are taken against them. Nevertheless some of them are preparing to leave.

European Doctors:"Originally Valentine McLeod, Greaves, lope, Shaw and kackie were working. Then they were interned in Stanley. Graham Cumming was kept out by the Japanese. He was formerly a Missionary 300tor in Formosa which may have something to do with it. Selwyn-Clarke put Mackie's name forward for anti- malarial work which he is still doing. The Japanese themselves, according to Dr. Pehily, never at any time made any attempt to

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