Ma Tau Chung

Ma Tau Chung (Chinese: 馬頭涌) is an area in Hong Kong north of Ma Tau Kok and east of Ma Tau Wai in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was a stream (hence 涌 Chung in the name) emptying into Kowloon Bay and the mouth of the stream stood the Sacred Hill. The stream was with a village on its side. During the Second World War Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, most of the Indian POWs captured in Hong Kong were interned at a POW Camp here. The Japanese 'encouraged' these men to join the Indian National Liberation Army, but met with little success. While hundreds of these POWs were not considered a threat by the Japanese, and were used as 'guards' at Gun Club Hill Barracks and other areas, 500-600 Indian soldiers considered anti-Japanese were held at Ma Tau...