Escape Attempts
A number of factors made escape attempts daunting for the internees; they would have to navigate through Japanese-occupied territory, find food, and, as few internees actually spoke Cantonese, they would also have to deal with language difficulties in Hong Kong if they succeeded in escaping. Despite the difficulties, there were three major escape attempts, with two being successful in March 1942. One group of eight internees escaped on a small boat to neighbouring Macau. Another group, consisting of two internees, escaped through the New Territories and into mainland China. The third group, four policemen, in April 1942 managed to escape the camp grounds but were caught within a few miles of camp. They were subsequently imprisoned and released back to camp after a few weeks.
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