抗战时期香港与粤西的商贸——以阳江县铁业为例

The Trade and Business Ties between Hong Kong and the West of Canton Province during the War of Resistance Against Japan

抗战前期,中国的对外贸易主要集中于南方,以香港为进出口货物的转运枢纽。运输路线迂回穿插,变幻莫测。阳江乃粤西重镇,铁业较为发达,在当地经济社会中占有非常重要的地位,铁料主要仰给于香港。太平洋战争爆发,香港沦陷,对粤西腹地的商贸辐射发生转折,阳江铁业遭到沉重打击。

During the early period of the War of Resistance against Japan, China＇s foreign trade was mainly in the south, with Hong Kong as the transit hub for import and export goods. Transportation at that time was complicated and unpredictable. Yangjiang, an important city of the west Canton, played an essential role in developing the local economy, relying on its prosperous metal industry, which were mostly delivered to Hong Kong. However, after the Pacific War broke out, Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese army. This great change had a strong impact on the local economy and severely destroyed the metal industry in Yangjiang.