Submitted by Admin on Mon, 05/27/2013 - 21:33 Book traversal links for c.1961 Cine-film of Hong Kong #3 ‹ c.1961 Cine-film of Hong Kong #2 Up c.1961 Cine-film of Hong Kong #4 › Log in or register to post comments Places shown in this film Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????-????] Comments 0,43 taipo crossing level crossing at 0,43 is at tai po, not good to be stuck there when the pig train was passing through - the stench was nauseating Log in or register to post comments Scenes I only recognise one location in this film, but here are the scenes and hopefully someone will recognise more of the locations. 0:00 Filling up water cans at a stand-pipe, somewhere along a waterfront 0:38 At the Tai Po level crossing, as Vanessa identified 0:54 Hill fires 1:09 Crashed car 1:20 Overlooking junks near the shore 1:48 Clouds spilling over a ridge 2:29 Still watching the clouds, but now there's a housing estate visible too 2:51 Watching a plane take off from Kai Tak. I think he's standing somewhere near the RAF Officers' Mess above Kwun Tong Road. Log in or register to post comments First Impressions I think the crashed vehicle was on Causeway Road. The view from the RAF Officers' Mess is confimed looking over RAF Kai Tak and the hangar. As for the housing estate, I had originally thought it was Choi Hung Estate but 1961 would seem rather early for its construction. Log in or register to post comments Crashed Car Due to the extensive damage on the roof of the crashed car: She must have been attempting to parallel park. Log in or register to post comments re: Scenes Thanks for the extra information. I'll add in the Places as we find them. I'm not sure if that's Causeway Road, as I can't see any sign of tram lines. Regards, David Log in or register to post comments Re: Crashed Car Thanks David. I had not thought about the tramlines! Log in or register to post comments
0,43 taipo crossing level crossing at 0,43 is at tai po, not good to be stuck there when the pig train was passing through - the stench was nauseating Log in or register to post comments
Scenes I only recognise one location in this film, but here are the scenes and hopefully someone will recognise more of the locations. 0:00 Filling up water cans at a stand-pipe, somewhere along a waterfront 0:38 At the Tai Po level crossing, as Vanessa identified 0:54 Hill fires 1:09 Crashed car 1:20 Overlooking junks near the shore 1:48 Clouds spilling over a ridge 2:29 Still watching the clouds, but now there's a housing estate visible too 2:51 Watching a plane take off from Kai Tak. I think he's standing somewhere near the RAF Officers' Mess above Kwun Tong Road. Log in or register to post comments
First Impressions I think the crashed vehicle was on Causeway Road. The view from the RAF Officers' Mess is confimed looking over RAF Kai Tak and the hangar. As for the housing estate, I had originally thought it was Choi Hung Estate but 1961 would seem rather early for its construction. Log in or register to post comments
Crashed Car Due to the extensive damage on the roof of the crashed car: She must have been attempting to parallel park. Log in or register to post comments
re: Scenes Thanks for the extra information. I'll add in the Places as we find them. I'm not sure if that's Causeway Road, as I can't see any sign of tram lines. Regards, David Log in or register to post comments
Re: Crashed Car Thanks David. I had not thought about the tramlines! Log in or register to post comments
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0,43 taipo crossing
level crossing at 0,43 is at tai po, not good to be stuck there when the pig train was passing through - the stench was nauseating
Scenes
I only recognise one location in this film, but here are the scenes and hopefully someone will recognise more of the locations.
0:00 Filling up water cans at a stand-pipe, somewhere along a waterfront
0:38 At the Tai Po level crossing, as Vanessa identified
0:54 Hill fires
1:09 Crashed car
1:20 Overlooking junks near the shore
1:48 Clouds spilling over a ridge
2:29 Still watching the clouds, but now there's a housing estate visible too
2:51 Watching a plane take off from Kai Tak. I think he's standing somewhere near the RAF Officers' Mess above Kwun Tong Road.
First Impressions
I think the crashed vehicle was on Causeway Road.
The view from the RAF Officers' Mess is confimed looking over RAF Kai Tak and the hangar.
As for the housing estate, I had originally thought it was Choi Hung Estate but 1961 would seem rather early for its construction.
Crashed Car
Due to the extensive damage on the roof of the crashed car: She must have been attempting to parallel park.
re: Scenes
Thanks for the extra information. I'll add in the Places as we find them.
I'm not sure if that's Causeway Road, as I can't see any sign of tram lines.
Regards, David
Re: Crashed Car
Thanks David. I had not thought about the tramlines!