Hong Kong’s Latest

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1675A
Date Released
13 Jul 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong’s Latest. DESCRIPTION: Hong Kong’s been making good use of some of the money collected in Britain during World Refugee Year, building new community centres to cope with the refugees, who continue to swell the Colony’s population. Children, in particular, find life a good deal brighter here. There’s a library to satisfy their search for knowledge, and a good tuck-in for ravenous appetites. Bathing is almost as popular as eating! In the evenings, the youngsters often put on shows to entertain their parents. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Hong Kong. GV community centre with flags flying outside. MS sign Tsuen Wan Community Centre. LS children entering centre. GV children playing on see-saws and roundabouts inside centre. Various shots of children. MS children in the library reading. MS two children reading book. MS rice being spooned into bowls. MS children at table eating. MS same. GV children in the shower. MS same. MS children doing a Chinese ribbon dance. MS audience. GVs of children dressed up in straw hats and clothes dancing. Various shots of same.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Displaced persons
Locations
Hong Kong
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
82841A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Hong Kong’s Latest', British Movietone News Issue No. 1675A, 13 Jul 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24184 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)