Two letters home immediately after liberation

One

Undated, but perhaps September 2nd, when the first air mail service left Hong Kong:

H. K. Hotel
Room 321
Dear Mum and all
Great to be free again Lena & I are fit sorry no time to write any more have only just heard we can send this
Love
Lena & Ooke

Two

Room 321 Hong Kong Hotel

Hong Kong

4-9-45

Dear Mum and All,

How is everybody? my last letter I received from you was August 1944 but in (terms – added above line) Stanley that was a recent one. Lena & I have pulled through alright, lost a bit of weight but still alive & kicking, although the Japs done their best to get us down but they never succeeded. We are hopelessly out of date. We are both longing to get home & if there is any good opportunities to stay home. Am terribly busy at present as I am still O/c {presumably Officer commanding} Bakeries (nothing is ever mentioned about salary & at present I am too busy to ask. hope to see you all as soon as possible

love

Lena & Ooke

Note: This is transcribed accurately, except that my father had a habit of pepperring his letters with apparently random full stops, and these I have omitted.