As part of the preparations for war, certain buildings around Hong Kong were designated as Relief Hospitals, to help cope with the increased number of hospital patients expected during fighting. Where were they located?
Here are mentions of "Relief Hospital" on Gwulo, but please let me know of any mistakes, or of more that I've missed:
KOWLOON
1. La Salle College [ANS]
- "Jessica was [with the ANS] in the relief hospital in La Salle College in Kowloon" - Henry Ching
2. The Peninsula Hotel
- "Uttley is organising a relief hospital at the Peninsula Hotel." - Captive Christmas
HONG KONG ISLAND
1. St. Paul's (Causeway Bay and / or Glenealy) [ANS]
- "Florrie [was with the ANS] at the St. Paul’s relief hospital – this may have been in the St Paul’s Convent and Hospital in Causeway Bay, but I think it was in St.Paul’s College, next to Bishop’s House, in Glenealy but have not been able to verify this." - Henry Ching
I asked Henry why he thought it may have been St Pauls College in Glenealy, rather than the one in Causeway Bay. He replied:
The reason I think Florrie was posted to a relief hospital located in St Paul’s College which was located next to Bishop’s House in Glenealy is that I don’t think she was in Causeway Bay. This is close to our home in Happy Valley. If she had been in Causeway Bay we would undoubtedly have seen more of her during the battle. Also the hospital in the French Convent complex already existed and was not a relief hospital – it had a permanent staff and many of the nuns worked there, so I don’t think the ANS was involved. And when the battle ended I would have expected Florrie to come straight to us in Happy Valley, but she did not appear until some time after, with her mother (who had been evacuated to Queen Mary Hospital from the relief hospital in the Jockey Club stands), and brought to the door by Dr Selwyn Clarke.
2. Hongkong Hotel, Central [VAD]
- "On the 21st December it was found necessary to open up another relief hospital in the Hongkong Hotel, to deal with the large number of casualties that were pouring in from the lower areas. This latter hospital did not close down until the 19th January, long after the fighting had finished." - Irene Braudé
3. St. Stephen's College, Stanley [VAD]
- "On the 18th December 1941 another group was moved out to St Stephen's College, Stanley, which had been turned into a relief hospital for East Brigade." - Irene Braudé
4. Stands at Happy Valley Racecourse [ANS]
- "In the large Jockey Club grandstand is a relief hospital to which civilian wounded and sick have been removed from other hospitals. My sister Flo is working there as an auxiliary nurse. There are about 150 patients. The building has been under artillery and machine-gun fire all day." - Harry Ching, 24 Dec 1941.
5. Hong Kong University [???]
- "... Mary, who was working at the University Relief Hospital." - Hong Kong War Diary
Irene Braudé also mentions an Auxiliary Hospital at St Albert's Convent / Rosary Hill. I'm not sure what the difference was between an auxiliary hospital and a relief hospital.