rol ▁and ▁medical ▁supplies ▁from ▁H ai ph ong ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁to ▁Yan ' an . ▁Part - way ▁through ▁this ▁journey ▁England ▁declared ▁war ▁on ▁Germany . ▁" S ud den ly ▁I ▁remembered ▁I ▁was ▁a ▁New ▁Ze al ander ; ▁I ▁caught ▁the ▁first ▁plane ▁back , ▁and ▁came ▁home ." . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁tro op ▁cont ing ent ▁being ▁already ▁fully ▁en list ed , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁permission ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁China ▁and ▁early ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁arrived ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁to ▁continue ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁medical ▁relief ▁with ▁the ▁CD L ▁and ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information , ▁sp ending ▁his ▁time ▁between ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁war ▁time ▁capital ▁of ▁Ch ong q ing ▁( Ch ung king ). ▁ ▁Pr ison er - of - war ▁From ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁also ▁spent ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁as ▁relief ▁press ▁attach é ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁amb assador ▁in ▁Ch ong q ing , ▁which ▁involved ▁bringing ▁a ▁British ▁supply ▁con voy ▁over ▁the ▁Bur ma ▁Road ▁from ▁R ango on . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁assist ing ▁M me ▁Sun ▁Y at - sen ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁So ong ▁A i - ling ▁/ ▁M me ▁K ung ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁to ▁Ch ong q ing ▁hours ▁before ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁Capt ured ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁gun ner