Type: | Internment camp |
Ma Tau Chung Camp | |
Location: | Ma Tau Chung, Hong Kong |
Operated By: | Japan |
Original Use: | Refugee camp |
In Operation: | By 1944 |
Prisoner Type: | Prisoners of war |
Ma Tau Chung Camp was an internment camp in Ma Tau Chung, Hong Kong during the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong during World War II.[1]
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 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, holding third country national civilians.[1]