Averaging 500 daily, the number of Chinese returning to the Hongkew and Yangtszepoo areas to live has been showing a steady increase since a Special Japanese Gendarmerie office was established on North Szechuen Road in June last year to issue permits returning to Chinese, the Japanese press reported yesterday.
During the month of February, 13,341 Chinese obtained permits to settle in the areas north of Soochow Creek, breaking the record of the preceding month, the dailies stated. From last June tp to the present, 109,000 Chinese, out of 126200 who have applied, have been granted permits to live in Hongkew and Yangtszepoo, the papers said.
Merchants and retail salesmen comprise the majority of the returned Chinese settlers, with the next largest group classified as factory hands.
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