AT HOME Relocations

08/11/2016

Hong Kong, start of the boom. 1978 香港
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07KCyXne8kM

In 1978 the economic boom was in full swing for the territory. The population had swelled to 6 million people from 3 million people in 1949.

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In 1978 the economic boom was in full swing. Hong Kong soon became a tourist trap, more than ever. No more junks with sails in the harbour. Nathan Road full ...

27/10/2016

Hong Kong walled city Kam Tin in 1960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwEQkh_E0eg&list=PLA08F26F648CE6143&index=4

Black and white footage of life in the Kam Tin walled city in the New Territories of Hong Kong back in 1960.
#852 Life in a walled city in the New Territories of Hong Kong back in 1960

Life in a walled city in the New Territories of Hong Kong back in 1960. Thwas part of my documentary film Three million souls of Hong Kong, broadcast in 1963...

21/10/2016

Hong Kong Yaumati typhoon shelter 1953 舊香港
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGFUGjpaFzc&list=PLA08F26F648CE6143&index=33

With the current typhoon looming over , here is some footage of the old Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter from the 1950’s.
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In the former Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter sampans and junks from the china coast gathered. Zie also my other clips on this shelter. Part of Michael Rogge's fi...

13/10/2016

K*k Po 谷埔 : An abandoned village in Hong Kong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqblS9MJiCc

As you may know, up to 70% of land is rural, with a number of abandoned villages dotted throughout. They were abandoned in the 1950’s and 1970’s as residents looked for a better life in other areas.
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A little known fact about Hong Kong, one of the densest cities on earth, is that outside the urban areas 70 per cent of the SAR's territory is rural. Today t...

11/10/2016

South Bay Towers apartment for lease.
1433 (1112) sq ft, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms , car park, balcony. Asking 48K inclusive.

06/10/2016

Cruise from UK to Hong Kong 1957
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRICAclS9Qc
Fantastic footage of a couple and their amazing voyage from the UK to HK back in the 1950’s.
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An English couple takes a freighter to visit relatives in Hong Kong. They visit Bangkok on their way and make a cruise along its river. Finally they reach Ja...

03/10/2016

Robinson Place apartment for lease
1351 (1145) sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, harbour view apartment. Available at 59K inclusive.

30/09/2016

Hong Kong: home of world's cheapest Michelin restaurants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_cLyuHaV0I
Cantonese cuisine is increasingly being recognized by the world’s leading restaurant guides, with this small family owned restaurant being recognized as Michelin standard for the last 3 years.
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After queuing on the street, diners are sat next to strangers in the cramped Hong Kong restaurant before rinsing their own cutlery. Welcome to the world's ch...

26/09/2016

South Bay Towers apartment for lease.
1433 (1112) sq ft, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms , car park, balcony. Asking 48K inclusive.

21/09/2016

Robinson Place apartment for lease
1351 (1145) sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, harbour view apartment. Available at 59K inclusive.