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1 Later pete once meena Ent mT oe eter nari ee Japanese under the militery governor a Chineee Gooperes --has been set up. Severel prominent members of the Cyfinsee com- ~ petween the locel population and the Japanese aufforitics. re a 7" «Boekel ard Politicabs © 0 ne _ Since the surrender of Hong Kong thers hac been a stcady exodus of Ghincee out cf Hong Eong dy land end weter and it is. estimated that the present population is approximately 5C0,090, The migration hrs been not only assisted by the Japanese author-- ities. but certain areae in Hong Kong heave ween entirely clearsd of. the Chinese populaticn who were transported into the new . territories and sent accrss the borders. : i "Ta addition to the civil administration of Fong Kogg” by the ~~ ave Council munity are members of this council which is supposed to eesist in the rehabilitation of Heng Kong ani. to promote cloge cooperation — .. Most of the weelthy Chinese who vere cengt’s 4n Hong Kong are’ = still there under various. degrees of restraint ana surveillance, So far as is known they have not been held if prison execpt short periods of time. — TT, po . * an Some of the.inflver.tial Chinese insiiaang nembers of the Chinese Legislative Cour:cil are reported’ to be members of the so-called Cooperative Ccuncll and it 1s’ difficult to say whether - their cooperation is voluntary or whether they ere making the best . of the situation. — os a ae mo ‘J EL Co There is a very serious cnortasfe of fccoa rot onlr on the iglend of Hong Kong but in the new, territories and in Kevloon, it is reported thet the farming districts have been stripped of all Livestock, cattle, end rroduce, Syocks of rice, flour, heang; suger, and other focdatufis are rapidly detericreting in the godowne and the problem of feeding the popvietion will become more serious astime goee on. Special concern leexpreased for the foreigners in the civil and military tnternment camne in Heng Fong, once. the present stocks of butter, flour, nergerans, andi other fats, milk, canned goods and imported foodstuffs are exheusted, ~ It ie reported that. several hundred Chinese coolies vere forcibly taken from Hong Keng for work .in the seuthern occupled , areas but this report is unconfirmed, A lerge smount of labor is working without pay in return for food and ledgins but it is not regerded as forced lavor in Hong Kong. Several of the Cainsse banks are boing elicved to opersets ap -ueuel, while others favorable to Chungking er belonging to enemy nationale are being liquidatec, ‘he French banks ere . allowed to receive depocits and make payments evelnst current accounts but are not vérimitted to.issuc loins,