 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna December 1937, sezvo Hondo yechipiri yeChina neJapan yakawedzera, akatumirwa kuHong Kong, kwaakatungamirira hofisi yeEighth Route Army. Pakati pezvimwe zvinhu, aive nebasa rekutenga zvombo zveSouthern Bureau yeCPC. Basa rake ipapo rakaumba hwaro hweyaizova nzira yeCPC yekubatana munharaunda, yakanangana nekushandisa zviwanikwa zvehupfumi zveHong Kong nekubatana nenharaunda dzeChinese dzekunze kuti vabhadhare zvinangwa zveCPC; zvirokwazvo, vachiri muHong Kong, Liao akarima hukama uye mubatanidzwa ne makambani makuru enharaunda. Amai vake vakaronga kuti Jing Puchun atumirwe ikokowo, sechishamiso kumwanakomana wavo; vaviri vacho vakava nekubatanazve kunofadza pazvikepe apo Liao akabuda muchikepe chake, uye akaroora nguva pfupi yapfuura, musi wa 11 Ndira 1938. Liao akasiya Hong Kong muna January 1941, asi pashure pokunge Mauto oUmambo eJapan apindauye vakatora guta, akasarudzwa nekuda kwekutaura kwake chiJapanese pamwe naLian Guan kuti vadzokere mukati uye vagadzire kuonana nevamwe vatsigiri vechimurenga vakanga vakavharirwa imomo; muna Chivabvu, akanga abatsira vanhu vanopfuura mazana mashanu kutiza kubva kuHong Kong, kusanganisira amai vake, Soong Ching-ling, Mao Dun, Xia Yan, Liang Shuming, Cai Chusheng, Liu Yazi, Hu Feng, Hu Sheng, uye Zou Taofen . 