Prisoners of war items (3)

After Japan occupied Hong Kong, the majority of prisoners of war (POW) were held in the Sham Shui Po POW camp. In late January 1942, some 2,000 were transferred to North Point, most of whom were forced to do hard labour building roads or expanding the airport. This is a picture drawn by a POW, 13 July 1945.

Date 1945-07-13
Event Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong
Material Type Image
Collection Braving the Storm: Hong Kong under Japanese Occupation
Source Hong Kong Museum of History. Image Reference No.: E1981.103
Repository Hong Kong Museum of History
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Museum of History
Accession No. lcs-jap-0093
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