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

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
853
Date Released
8 Oct 1945
Date submitted
4 Oct 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
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 and prisoners rounded up. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Aerial shot of coastline and city of Hong Kong. Various shots of Royal Navy ships anchored off Hong Kong. LCIs approach land. Naval launch under way. Sailors search buildings, firing machine guns from windows, Bren gunners in action. Elevated shot of Japs running down streets waving white flags. Japs being marched off escorted by sailors. Colonel Tokunaga escorted from hotel, holding up his trousers, ordered to get into lorry. Seated in lorry. At Shamshuipo Prison Camp Japs are searched by RAF personnel, various shots of prisoners being searched. Their kit being scattered about the ground, Jap flag found in one is stamped and trod on. Various shots of streets of Hong Kong, shopping centre. Travelling shot crossing the bows of HMS "Duke of York" battleship. Ashore, at Government House, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser enters with Rear Admiral Harcourt, take their seats. Japs, Major General Okada and Vice Admiral Fujita arrive with their swords. The former signs first, surrenders his sword; the latter signing afterwards, also surrendering his sword. CU document. Aerial shot of Hong Kong to finish.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Propaganda; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Admiralty
South East Asian Command Film Unit [SEACFU]
Card file number
46104
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
290
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hong Kong British Again', British Movietone News Issue No. 853, 8 Oct 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13582 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)