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Hong Kong - Priorities for Progress

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1959A
Date Released
22 Dec 1966
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Murrayfield - Aussies Out of Luck
  2. 2Hong Kong - Priorities for Progress
  3. 3Kids Bekome Kritics
  4. 4The Heart of Christmas

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Priorities for Progress. DESCRIPTION: Just as urgent as the housing problem, the shortage of fresh water. Six villages lie in the path of rising waters for a new reservoir. The villagers are evacuated, but their new modern flats seem a pretty fair exchange for their old cottages. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot GV pan Hong Kong. LS pan people leaving village in Hong Kong, which will be flooded by new reservoir. MS man and woman carry their belongings from house. MS priest conducting religious ceremony. MS dragon ceremony. MS small girl watching. MS dragon in ceremony. MLS people carrying their belongings in street. MS old woman sitting by her belongings in street. GV new flats on mainland in Hong Kong. GV pan old houses in village. MS people carrying belongings. Pan chickens in cage outside house. MS man and woman carrying belongings. LS villagers walk down to jetty. MLS villagers boarding boat. MS local district officer gives keys to villager. LS boat leaving the mainland. GV village on river bank. GV boat carrying villagers on way to mainland. GV boat passes Hong Kong dredger. GV people unloading their belongings from boat. GV people arrive at flats in lorry. MS woman walks into new flat. MS couple in new flat. GV exterior new flats.
Keywords
Food and cooking
Locations
China; Hong Kong
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
91896
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:

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