Everything tagged: 1930s

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.

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.

Hi all.

https://youtu.be/D62TzU1X2jk

Old 8mm movies shot in the 1930s by Douglas Chun Wai Yee (1906-1983). https://www.geni.com/people/Douglas-Wai-Yee/6000000009196913617