The Hongkong Oxygen & Carbide Company during WW2
HF: The Indhhk article linked below suggests some confusion about three companies that had similiar sounding names during WW2 and the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
They were:
a) Hong Kong Oxygen
b) Hongkong Oxygen & Carbide
c) Far East Oxygen & Acetylene
Time to attempt to separate them starting with Hongkong Oxygen & Carbide.
Elizabeth Ride has sent these BAAG reports. She has subtitled #66, 15.9.1944. HK Carbide factory. Until corrected I am assuming this refers to HK Oxygen & Carbide.
Kweilin Weekly Intelligence Summary #66, 15.9.1944.
KWIZ 76/46 18.9.1944
Related Indhhk articles: HK Oxygen – HK Oxygen & Carbide – Far East Oxygen & Acetylene Companies WW2
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
- https://www.hongkongheritage.org/Pages/FindingAids/LibraryCollection/Elizabeth_M_Ride_Collection.aspx
The Index contains many articles using BAAG reports from WW2.