The Archive · 1940

British Repatriate Refugees Shumehun, (Sear Kowloon Border)

duly: 2 'The British authorities yesterday afternoon operated a special train to facilitate the repatriation of Chinese who took refuge in the British Leased 'Territory of Kowloon, thereby nplementing the agreement' reached between Japanese and British military authorities on the spot, The first train took about 600 Chie nese men and women as the rst batch lof refugees to be returned to Chinese territory over the International Bridue leading to Shumehun from British territory. "It is expected. that from 1.200 to. 1,700 refugees will be re-patrioted by today together with their

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