Hongkew's Chinese' population Sh Dee. 31. stood at 86810, distributed in 12,823 hhonecholds, as' 1998 neared its. and yesterday," according to slatisties prepared by the Shanghat Rehabilita-Section of the Japanese Navy, local Japanese newspapers. reported.
Permission, however, has already been iven 22,800 Chinese "households te reten to Hongkew, esting a big, Now Year's across the bridges spanning Soochow Creek, according to the newspapers passer "to cross the Grech bridges issued to Chin numbered. 27,906, while 191015, were' covered. "by" "group yeses" ssued "to employers Inge numbers se Chinese foyed by Japanese spinning mills re 66,720 Chinese, 7
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