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Hong Kong left the British Empire in 1997, becoming part of China.
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 ...