Hong Kong, Gateway To China, 1938

Watching this, what ...
Watching this, what struck me is how Hong Kong's identity has been almost completely lost. This film captures the "popular" conception of Hong Kong that persists to this day. Its identity is unmistakable even when you watch movies from the 60's and 70's. Yet looking at Hong Kong now, it is just another overcrowded city of glass, steel and concrete with little to distinguish it from anywhere else in the world. I guess that this is the cost of progress.
SirLanceor


Chiu Wing Gum 趙榮錦
Chiu Wing Gum 趙榮錦
nos3020919


lol that is my ...
lol that is my name :D
chiwing1993


It could had been a ...
It could had been a paradise if the political system worldwide was a bit human. Paradise and hell is created by human being;unfortunately HK now is in a process of Chinese style disintegration environmentally,politically and economically; the city is dying and becoming a hellish Chinese city in ten yrs.
fgah


@steinijg not sure ...
@steinijg not sure about that.you better ask any survivors from that time
GodOfUnbelief


great
great
jessicafischerqueen


@ChuAnFanBoy all ...
@ChuAnFanBoy all this "asian women are the most beautiful" talk is very racist
999basille


i live in hong kong ...
i live in hong kong. its so cool to see this video and to know what it looks like now!! i live like 5 mins from Repulse Bay! :D that part doesnt actually look so different.. anyways, nice vid!
britneyfannn1996


Cool video thanks ...
Cool video thanks for sharing... :)
iampeeay01


the most random ...
the most random thing on my recommended
northernlighttt


Cool. Reminds me ...
Cool. Reminds me of Indiana Jones...
machidaboy


Hong Kong can even ...
Hong Kong can even be worse under Chinese Communist rule.
oowen2784


The Hong Kong ...
The Hong Kong people had way more rights under the british, than the chinese under the qing dynasty.
owardis397


Some places don't ...
Some places don't change much as time goes by
blonchur


China has claim a ...
China has claim a part of her motherland, Long live PRC from Africa :)
Abdikarimelmi


awesome clip, I ...
awesome clip, I would love to tour the empire in those days.
judge105


Chewing Gum
Chewing Gum
BurnDuck


3:44 Che Wing Gum ...
3:44 Che Wing Gum is some dude's name? :)
Roodosutaa


@vlnctlee Just ...
@vlnctlee Just remember that the ONLY reason HKers can use YouTube (as well as the other 80% of the internet that is blocked in China) today is because of the British and their evil empire and their horrible democratic values. Chinese have no rights today either - in China.
rushius


china has all kind ...
china has all kind of evil things, so many death camp, secret police, etc etc,,,,,,,china is most hell place in the world, communist kill their against people without any permission necessary, chinese communist party killed historical amount of people, china is perfectly lawless zone for anythings
77777XYZ


and per capita, ...
and per capita, hong kong has almost quadruple of shanghai's gdp
Alexscotthk


I think UK should ...
I think UK should be under HK sovereignty.
Kennyzone2


This short film is ...
This short film is gold!
lewiswan46


Those were the ...
Those were the good old days, not like today where it is governed by corrupted officials!!
Rushour717


This is very ...
This is very precious. It shows Hong Kong before WWII. This video tells the life of HK people at that time very well. The buildings in Central, such as HK Bank, Gloucester building, Central Post Office have been rebuilt but keep their names. My father worked as customer service in the silk and linen embroideries store in the video. Thanks for preserving it and releasing to the public.
AHKFORTYNINER