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Hong Kong left the British Empire in 1997, becoming part of China.
Spitfires of RAF 132 Squadron operate at Kai Tak airstrip, Kowloon, Hong Kong, and adopt two local Chinese ...
Reel 1: Views from the Penang Hill Railway. The carriage passes a signboard with a (long) list of rules for ...
Admirals Harcourt and Fraser, General Festing and Brigadier Hardy, make a tour of inspection of the Hong Kong ...
A survey of the strategic situation of the British Empire in the Far East in the face of ...
For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: AFTER THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN BY CONVOY TO GIBRALTAR BATTLE FOR ...
Development programmes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika illustrate that "even in the midst of war, Great Britain does ...
START 00:00:00 Monochrome views of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon filmed in late 1939, showing a French light cruiser identified ...
START 00:00:00 Views filmed inside a drydock (probably the one at Whampoa Dock from 21 to 24 October 1939) showing ...
START 00:00:00 Monochrome scenes on board HMS Kent with views of the name plate on the quarterdeck, X and Y ...
START 00:00:00 Black and white scenes filmed on board a twelve-oared cutter showing the crew 'pulling' hard on each of ...
START 00:00:00 Colour Kodak Safety Film logo. Scenes filmed in the Whampoa Docks in Kowloon showing two ratings standing on ...
START 00:00:00 Scenes filmed under the tropical awning on the quarterdeck of HMS Kent interrupted by jump cuts showing Captain ...
START 00:00:00 Agfa 8 1939 logo. Scenes showing Lieutenant-Commander 'Casanova' Coleman (HMS Kent's paymaster) on the left and Petty Officer ...
Fund-raising film for the Chinese Red Cross Medical Corps includes scenes of the Hong Kong Bureau's Supply and Transportation Departments, ...
Scenes from Hong Kong including: transport ships at Kowloon Pier; sampans and junks; city street scenes; people in the Public ...
"Chinese Community Demonstrates its loyalty to King George VI" - crowds, flags, and bunting; Chinese Pailaus or triumphal arches; Chinese ...
Scenes of Hong Kong including: Aberdeen, a fishing village; Repulse Bay; the Island Road; Shaukiwan, an old Chinese port; North ...
Amateur footage of Hong Kong during the Rev. Martin's posting. Aftermath of the typhoon of Sept 2nd 1937. The voyage ...
Scenes of Hong Kong including: the harbour; Kowloon Pier (incl. 3 shots of President Hoover); junks in the harbour; city ...
AMATEUR FILM. Views over harbour. Woman cleaning wooden oar on jetty. Boats coming into harbour. Two small boys playing jacks. ...
Scenes from Hong Kong including: pedestrians in the midday sun; latest fashions in ladies' frocks; men's wear; policemen and sailors ...
Scenes of Hong Kong, including: a variety of people in winter clothes; shops and shop signs; Christmas decorations in shops; ...
Hong Kong scenes including: the Lido at Repulse Bay; a Chinese bathing club and Dragon Boat race; the filmmakers leave ...
Goods transportation: ferry and junks on the waterfront; lorries; coolies carrying a variety of goods along roads. Passenger transportation: ocean ...
AMATEUR FILM. Scenes of 1937 Coronation celebrations in Hong Kong. The aircraft carrier `Eagle' in the harbour. Military parade at ...
AMATEUR FILM. Dragon boat racing, possibly at Aberdeen
Boats racing, boy beating a drum, people watching from junks and other boats, ...
Yangtxe Gorges, river scenery. Detail of shipping taken from river steamer.
Peking & The Forbidden City. Train journey to Great Wall ...
AMATEUR FILM. The aftermath of the September 1937 typhoon which struck Hong Kong at 2am. The first ferry sailed at ...
Gibraltar. Harbour. Town and street life. Aircraft carrier at anchor with fly past of Gloucester Gladiator fighters. Family holiday in ...
Coastal scenes around Hong Kong. The sea front of Hong Kong city from the sea.
Shanghai ?. Chinese street scenes ...
Hong Kong harbour. Ferry and harbour traffic. Tour of the busy centre of the Colony. Sailing junks under sail and ...
Shanghai harbour and river frontage with shipping traffic. Peking, The Forbidden City. River approach to Shanghai. Hong Kong Primary School ...
Goose keeping and cattle culture in the New Territories. Stormy weather in Hong Kong harbour with approaching typhoon. 1935 Jubilee ...
Hong Kong harbour. Stormy weather with typhoon approach. Singapore zoo. Shipboard family life on board the liner Rawalpindi. Aden port ...
Troops parading. A large residence with bi-plane flying overhead and around bay.
Beginning in Macau, records the historical events that brought the western power s to Asia. Draws comparisons between the lifestyles ...