As was the case under British rule, many locally recruited civilians worked in the base, though the Japanese Navy subjected them to harsh discipline which included physical beatings for minor mistakes as well as imprisonment or execution for theft and leaks of information.
Seperti halnya di bawah peraturan Britania, banyak warga sipil lokal direkrut untuk bekerja di pangkalan meskipun Angkatan Laut Jepang menerapkan disiplin yang keras termasuk penganiayaan fisik dan penahanan atau eksekusi untuk pencurian dan pembocoran informasi.