World War Two -1945 BAAG report on occupied Hong Kong – intro and contents
Hugh Farmer: Elizabeth Ride has sent a British Army Aid Group (BAAG) report from 1st March 1945, An Outline of Conditions in Occupied Hong Kong.
Here I am going to include the introduction to the report including the Table of Contents. I have already posted the section on Dockyards and will add further relevant areas in the future.
If you are unfamiliar with the British Army Aid Group please refer to Further Information below.
The first page mentioning the request by DM MacDougall of the Colonial Office to BAAG HQ for information about recent conditions in HK
The Report Summary highlighting the lack of coal leading to restrictions on industry and dockyard activity
BAAG -1945 report – intro and contents
Further information:
- For general information about the Elizabeth Ride collection, her father Sir Lindsay Ride, and the British Army Aid group during WW2 a very useful introduction is through http://gwulo.com/node/13968
- The BAAG papers are kept at the Hong Kong Heritage Project: BAAG Papers
- Related Indhhk articles:
- World War Two -1945 BAAG report on Dockyards in occupied Hong Kong
- HK Industry during World War Two
- Hong Kong Industry during World War Two – Transport
- World War Two – Hong Kong Industrial Images from the Imperial War Museum
- World War Two – BAAG, Mateys and Allied attempts to disrupt Hong Kong Dockyards
- CLP’s Hok Un Power Station – immediately post World War Two