Britain’s Vital China Spot - Hong Kong

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1043
Date Released
30 May 1949
Date submitted
23 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s Vital China Spot - Hong Kong. DESCRIPTION: Planes come and go at Kai Tak airport near Hong Kong, some bringing in reinforcements from Malaya, others bringing in evacuees from Shanghai. SHOTLIST: KS LS Dakota approaches airfield & tilt down to surrounding mountainous country. GV country with plane about to land. Dakota lands. Troops (British) alight from plane. Another lands (Constellation). Civilians alight. LS launch brings civilians across from the mainland to the island. GV of tents and hutments put up for evacuees.
Locations
Kai Tak Airport; Kowloon
Footage sources
Taurus Films
Card file number
52001
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Britain’s Vital China Spot - Hong Kong', British Movietone News Issue No. 1043, 30 May 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15758 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)