'HONG KONG TODAY': COMMANDOS PATROL THE STREETS (12/4/1946)
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 590).
Synopsis
In Hong Kong troops of No.1 and No.5 Army Commando patrol the streets.
Two commandos patrol the waterfront. They board an apparently suspicious sailing junk and conduct a search before returning to the dockside. Two commandos on patrol; they pass a sign which reads 'Queen's Road Central'. They walk off towards a bustling and very busy street market. They pass street stalls. The commandos 'searching for illegal foodstuffs'. Two commandos standing on duty on Des Voeux Road (which is parallel to Queen's Road Central). They walk off. High shot looking down on the commandos as they walk away; they pass a line of people queueing for a tram, which (with immaculate timing) pulls up a moment later.
Notes
For other material showing Hong Kong shot by Sergeant Tulloch under the title 'Hong Kong Today', see related items.
Taken together, the material shot as 'Hong Kong Today' provides an interesting but perhaps somewhat one-sided view of life in early post-war Hong Kong.
Titles
- 'HONG KONG TODAY': COMMANDOS PATROL THE STREETS (12/4/1946) (Allocated)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1946
- Running Time:
- 3 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 260 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Sponsor
- War Office Directorate of Public Relations
- Production company
- SEAC Film Unit
- Sergeant; cameraman.
- Tulloch, John Reay