Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945：Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley

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Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945：Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley

Speaker: Mr. Geoffrey Charles Emerson (Hong Kong Historian)

Language: English

Abstract:

This talk tells the story of the more than 3000 non-Chinese civilians: British, American, Dutch and others, who were trapped in the British colony and interned behind barbed wire in Stanley Internment Camp from 1942 to 1945. From 1970 to 1972, while researching for his MPhil thesis at the University of Hong Kong, the speaker interviewed twenty-three former Stanley internees. The thesis has been long regarded as an invaluable reference and frequently consulted as a primary source on Stanley Camp. This talk is part of the "The Fall and Rebirth of the City: Hong Kong during the Japanese Occupation" Talk Series.

​Speaker’s Bio:

Mr. Geoffrey Charles Emerson has lived in Hong Kong for more than forty years. He retired from St Paul's College, where he taught history and English and served as Vice Principal and Careers Master. He was President of the Hong Kong History Society (1974-1984) and has been a Council Member of the Royal Asiatic Society (Hong Kong Branch).