Ma Tau Chung Camp

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Ma Tau Chung Camp (Chinese: 馬頭涌戰俘營) was an internment camp in Ma Tau Chung, Hong Kong during the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong during World War II.[1]

Ma Tau Chung Camp
Chinese: 馬頭涌戰俘營
Internment camp
LocationMa Tau Chung, Hong Kong
Operated byJapan
Original useRefugee camp
First built1941 (1941)
OperationalBy 1944
InmatesPrisoners of war

Overview

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The camp was built around 1941, originally as a refugee camp, as North Point Camp and Argyle Street Camp. It was located on parts of today's Ma Tau Chung Road (馬頭涌道) and Ma Tau Wai Estate.[1]

The camp was closed in 1944 when the remaining Indian POWs moved back to Argyle Street Camp. It was later re-opened as the Ma Tau Wai Camp (馬頭圍戰俘營), holding third country national civilians.[1]

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