This photo matches the one published in the China Mail:
China Bank building The China Mail page 10 1st October 1958, by eurasian_david
“HK ChineseCelebrate Communist National Day
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Many Chinese residents in Hongkong today celebrated the ninth anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Republic.
Hongkong Police and Auxiliaries were alerted to stand-by in case of disturbances and this morning Police-manned helicopters hovered over the Colony on patrol duty.
Patrols of Auxiliaries and Regular Police were seen in many parts of the Colony, some armed with Greener guns and side-arms. On Hongkong Island the Auxiliaries seemed to outnumber the regulars. There were also a number of mobile patrols in Land Rovers and lorries.
‘Big Leap Motif’
A number of buildings in Hongkong and Kowloon were decorated for the occasion. The motif of this year’s posters was “The Big Leap Forward” – most clearly exemplified by the winged horses on the Bank of China building. Another is the industrial achievements in the first year of the second five-year plan.
Again this year, as in previous years, a giant banner in red and white stretched down 15 storeys of the China Bank building proclaiming “Ten thousand years, Ten thousand years to the Chinese People’s Republic”.
In addition to the facades – in red and gold – constructed around a number of city buildings, many rooftops sported fluttering coloured banners.
Dressed Overall
As the above photograph shows the China Bank building was “dressed overall” in a blaze of light last night. From the Peak last night it appeared that a number of buildings in the city and Wanchai were partly illuminated or carried slogans in illuminated characters.
Today Communist newspapers sold with each issue a tabloid size five-star Red flag. In previous years Nationalist newspapers sold similar sized Nationalist flags on the Double Tenth celebration.
Forty-two schools are taking part in today’s celebrations. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the Hongkong Chinese Reform Association are also holding celebrations.
Tonight dinners are being held at the Ying King Restaurant by the Communist Press and various worker groups.
David Chipp, Reuter correspondent in London writes:
Mao Tse-tung, who on October 1, 1949, announced the inauguration of the Chinese People’s Republic, will today review a parade in Peking marking the end of a year which, in spite of troubles among some minority race groups, the Communists must consider the most successful since they came to power.
According to Peking’s figures tremendous progress has been made in industrial and agricultural production, during this the first year of the second Five Year Plan.
The grain harvest, on which the whole economy depends, they claim, will be almost double that of last year.
Steel output will be more than doubled as the Chinese strive to “catch up with or overtake Britain” in industrial production. Industrial and agriculture targets are constantly being revised upwards.”
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Decorated for Peoples Republic anniversary celebrations
1st October 1958.
There was a very large propaganda poster just below this, shown in one of my pics on Gwulo.
-Geoff Wellstead
This photo matches the one…
This photo matches the one published in the China Mail:
“HK Chinese Celebrate Communist National Day
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Many Chinese residents in Hongkong today celebrated the ninth anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Republic.
Hongkong Police and Auxiliaries were alerted to stand-by in case of disturbances and this morning Police-manned helicopters hovered over the Colony on patrol duty.
Patrols of Auxiliaries and Regular Police were seen in many parts of the Colony, some armed with Greener guns and side-arms. On Hongkong Island the Auxiliaries seemed to outnumber the regulars. There were also a number of mobile patrols in Land Rovers and lorries.
‘Big Leap Motif’
A number of buildings in Hongkong and Kowloon were decorated for the occasion. The motif of this year’s posters was “The Big Leap Forward” – most clearly exemplified by the winged horses on the Bank of China building. Another is the industrial achievements in the first year of the second five-year plan.
Again this year, as in previous years, a giant banner in red and white stretched down 15 storeys of the China Bank building proclaiming “Ten thousand years, Ten thousand years to the Chinese People’s Republic”.
In addition to the facades – in red and gold – constructed around a number of city buildings, many rooftops sported fluttering coloured banners.
Dressed Overall
As the above photograph shows the China Bank building was “dressed overall” in a blaze of light last night. From the Peak last night it appeared that a number of buildings in the city and Wanchai were partly illuminated or carried slogans in illuminated characters.
Today Communist newspapers sold with each issue a tabloid size five-star Red flag. In previous years Nationalist newspapers sold similar sized Nationalist flags on the Double Tenth celebration.
Forty-two schools are taking part in today’s celebrations. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the Hongkong Chinese Reform Association are also holding celebrations.
Tonight dinners are being held at the Ying King Restaurant by the Communist Press and various worker groups.
David Chipp, Reuter correspondent in London writes:
Mao Tse-tung, who on October 1, 1949, announced the inauguration of the Chinese People’s Republic, will today review a parade in Peking marking the end of a year which, in spite of troubles among some minority race groups, the Communists must consider the most successful since they came to power.
According to Peking’s figures tremendous progress has been made in industrial and agricultural production, during this the first year of the second Five Year Plan.
The grain harvest, on which the whole economy depends, they claim, will be almost double that of last year.
Steel output will be more than doubled as the Chinese strive to “catch up with or overtake Britain” in industrial production. Industrial and agriculture targets are constantly being revised upwards.”
Source: The China Mail, page 10, 1st October 1958