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videos about Hong Kong 1930s : look back from 2020s

Submitted by hkspace_wl on

Topical documentaries about 1930s Hong Kong appear not common in the public domain. 
The 'Historical Time and Space' (歷史時空) facebook hosted by the late Wai Tse have shared few informative ones, with own annotation, enhancements and present day photos.
Possibly, some of them he acquired from overseas ? They appear not generally available on youtube before he shared on FB posts.

Canton pictures prior to 1960s?

Submitted by RedPanda on

Bit of a longshot, but does anyone have any old images of Canton (Guangzhou)? My grandmother was born in Canton in 1940 and lived there until she fled to Hong Kong aged 20. She described her family home and her grandmother's home. The latter in particular sounds amazing! So spacious. Her grandmother (born in the 1880s) had plenty of land and money before the Second Sino-Japanese War, WW2 and communism destroyed their lives. The entire family ended up living in poverty. My Nana watched several family members die of starvation. My Nana was an incredibly sickly child due to starvation.