King George V School
In 1940, the school was turned into a hospital for British soldiers stationed here. After Japan invaded Hong Kong in December 1941, the Japanese used the site as a hospital for prisoners of war. It is rumoured that the clock tower was used as a torture chamber. After the war, the school was briefly used as a British military hospital before being returned to academic purposes in 1946.
Diocesan Boys' School
During the Japanese occupation, DBS was taken over and transformed into a military hospital to care for Japanese soldiers. It is rumoured that some atrocities occurred there.
La Salle College
In 1939, Britain declared war on Germany, and the British War Department in Hong Kong designated the campus as an internment camp for Germans living in Hong Kong. The camp existed for about eight months, during which time classes were held in the College Annex. After Hong Kong surrendered in 1941, the Japanese used it as a military hospital.