Hong Kong - Priorities for Progress

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1959A

Date Released

22 Dec 1966

Stories in this Issue:

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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