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Defence Minister’s Hong Kong Visit

Date released

20 Jun 1949

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1046

NoS ID

015789

Story no

3 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Defence Minister’s Hong Kong Visit. DESCRIPTION: Mr AV Alexander visited Hong Kong recently and inspected the island, returning satisfied that the morale of the troops was all right....

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News in a Flash

Date released

9 Sep 1954

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

2520

NoS ID

154205

Story no

4 / 7

Extras

1 commentary sheet

Mr Attlee in Hong Kong.

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Report on Hong Kong

Date released

Mar 1950

Series name

This Modern Age

Issue no

34

NoS ID

347241

Story no

1 / 1

NoS synopsis: Modern Hong Kong, "where the world political struggle for and against Communism is now centred", its population and labour problems.

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Empire Troops for Hong Kong Defence

Date released

18 Dec 1941

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

654A

NoS ID

012077

Story no

1 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadians in Hong Kong. DESCRIPTION: Canadian troops have reinforced the garrison on Hong Kong, because of it’s vulnerability to Japanese attack. British submarines set out from there...

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The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hong-Kong: Prepares for invasion. Peking: Japanese sponsored Government takes control. Nanking: General Matsui enters

Date released

20 Jan 1938

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

450A

NoS ID

008418

Story no

4 / 12

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sino Japanese War Japanese Troops Renew Campaign of Conquest in North China. SHOTLIST: Hong Kong - English City threatened by invasion in the South. Peking - A new Japanese sponsored...

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Big Count

Date released

20 Mar 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1659

NoS ID

024033

Story no

4 / 4

The last time they counted the inhabitants of Hong Kong was 30 years ago. About 800,000 was the figure then. For the new census, some 12,000 people were employed, and they expected to count over 3 million....

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Count the People

Date released

16 Mar 1961

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

61/22

NoS ID

109610

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hong Kong British Again

Date released

8 Oct 1945

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

853

NoS ID

013582

Story no

2 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong Surrender. DESCRIPTION: The last of the major Japanese surrenders was signed at Hong Kong on the sixteenth of September. Not before some Japanese resistance had been overcome...

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Kung Hei Fat Choy

Date released

19 Feb 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2020

NoS ID

027259

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kung Hei Fat Choy Chinese New Year Celebrations. DESCRIPTION: That’s Chinese for Happy New Year - a February celebration in Hong Kong. We visit the island - and see how they’re...

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Arrivals and Departures

Date released

16 May 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/39

NoS ID

102918

Story no

1 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

In a week of arrival and departure, the most publicized arrivals were America’s quads - two boys and two girls born to Brooklyn New York couple. Heaviest departure list comes from Shanghai which the...

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