[Printed pamphlet, produced for the Hong Kong Chinese Training Unit] "Meet Private Chan". An account of Chinese Soldiers in Hong Kong. [With illustrations and advertisements.]

24pp., 12mo. In printed red card wraps. Title and badge of the Hong Kong Chinese Training Unit on cover, and 7pp. of advertisements (including 'San Miguel The Finest Beer in Hong Kong'; Watson's, 'The Leading Soft Drink Specialists in Hong Kong'; Tai Wo Leather Ware) on boards and pp.2 and 22-24. Part I of text (pp.3-16) is titled 'Tommy Atkins in Hong Kong'. The section begins: 'Many years ago it was said that Britain's finest ambassadors were her soldiers abroad. This still remains true, although unfortunately occasional incidents caused by misunderstanding have sometimes given it the lie. | Let us - British soldiers in Hong Kong - avoid these misunderstandings. Let us make our way of life appreciated, and ourselves respected by the local population.' The text is full of interesting (and sometimes questionable) observations, including: 'the old name by which we were known, and the one by which we are sometimes still known in the markets, is KWAI LO- Devil Person', 'The Chinese by tradition used to hold a very low opinion of soldiers', 'Chan will respond readily to praise, and if praised will become almost childlike in his desire to please', and 'When a Chinese is being reprimanded, he will often stand with a grin on his face. This angers a European, who imagines it to be a gesture of impertinence. Such is not the case. It is an attempt to "Save Face", very irritating from the British point of view, but again understandable from that of the Chinese.' It includes a section on 'John Chinaman of Yesterday | A Soldier, and, Loyal Friend of Britain'. Part II (pp.17-21) is titled 'Chinese Customs'. Full-page photograph on p.1 of 'CSM. Lai Kwong | Training Company | H.K.C.T.U.' Pp.11-14 carry sixteen small photographs of individuals and scenes from the Hong Kong Military Service Corps. Scarce: no copies traced, either on COPAC or OCLC WorldCat. From the papers of C. M. Baker, Inspector of Police, British Crown Colony of Hong Kong.