抗战初期，香港工商业曾盛极一时。第一年战事尚未直接扩及华南，省港成为中国对外贸易输入的唯一途径；香港置身于战争威胁的范围之外，其经济地们更形重要．成为战时中国外贸的枢纽，同时也是英美援华物资输入中国的一大运输站，其“贸易超过从前黄金时代”①。中国内地宫商 In the early days of the war of resistance against Japan, Hong Kong’s industry and commerce once flourished. In the first year, the war has not yet directly expanded to South China. Port of Hong Kong has become the only way for China to import foreign trade. Hong Kong is outside the scope of the war threat and its economy is even more important. Became the hub of China’s foreign trade in wartime and was also a major transit station for the importation of US and British goods from China and the United States into China. Its trade exceeded the golden age of the past. Palace merchants in mainland China