c.1961 Cine-film of Hong Kong #3

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 05/27/2013 - 21:33
Places shown in this film

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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

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.

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.

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