Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
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987007442913705171
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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Other forms of name
Hong Kong. Stanley Civilian Internment Camp
Stanley Camp
Stanley Internment Camp
Coordinates
114.21661 114.21661 22.2158 22.2158 (gooearth )
Associated country
Hong Kong (China)
Japan
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Gittins, J. Stanley, c1982:p. 44 (Stanley Civilian Internment Camp) p. 32, etc. (camp run by Japanese occupation govt. of Hong Kong in WWII; Stanley Camp)
- Twisting the tail of the dragon, 1994:p. 5 (Stanley Internment Camp, Hong Kong)
- Located in Stanley, on the southern end of Hong Kong Island, it was used by the Japanese imperial forces to hold non-Chinese enemy nationals after their victory in the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941. About 2,800 men, women, and children were held at the non-segregated camp for 44 months from early January 1942 to August 1945 when Japanese forces surrendered ( (Wikipedia, June 13, 2023) )