Hong Kong

Hong Kong left the British Empire in 1997, becoming part of China. 

 
 
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VISIT TO HUNAN (1946)

Journey to Hunan, China. Followed by aspects of Chinese life. The work of the Methodist hospital at Shaoyang and their ...

 

A DAY PASS IN HONG KONG (21/10/1945) (1945)

RAF airmen, stationed at Kai Tak aerodrome, enjoy a day off work in Hong Kong.

Landscape view of Kai ...

 

AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR KEITH PARK VISITS HONG KONG (26/10/1945) (1945)

Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sir Keith Park, Air Commander-in-Chief South East Asia Command, visits Hong Kong.

A bare-metal RAF ...

 

BRITISH NEWS NO. 280 (COLONIAL VERSION) (1945)

For a detailed shotlist, contact NFTVA. Items include THE OCCUPATION OF TOKYO AND HONG KONG JAPANESE SURRENDER OF HONG KONG ...

 

BRITISH VERSUS CHINESE FOOTBALL MATCH IN KOWLOON (2/11/1945) (1945)

A football match is played at King's Park, Kowloon, between a team from No. 44 Commando Royal Marines ...

 

ENTRY INTO HONG KONG: VIEWS FROM HMS GLENGYLE (11/9/1945) (1945)

HMS Glengyle, an infantry landing ship carrying men of 3 Commando Brigade, makes its way towards Hong Kong.

View ...

 

HONG KONG'S 'V-DAY': CELEBRATION PARADE IN HONG KONG... (1945)

Victory parade and celebrations in Hong Kong after the surrender of Japanese forces and its liberation by British ...

 

IDENTIFICATION OF JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS AT HONG KONG... (1945)

Local Chinese civilians take part in an identity parade in order to identify Japanese troops suspected of war ...

 

JAPANESE INTERNEES AT WORK AT KAI TAK AIRSTRIP (27/9/1945) (1945)

Japanese internees arrive at Kai Tak airstrip, Kowloon, Hong Kong, for a day of labour under RAF supervision.

Two ...

 

JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR AT KOWLOON (15/9/1945) (1945)

Following the surrender of their country, Japanese troops are interned in prison camps in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Interior shots ...

 

JAPANESE PRISONERS UNLOADING SUPPLIES AT KOWLOON DOCKS... (1945)

Surrendered Japanese troops are put to work unloading ships at Kowloon docks near Hong Kong.

Seated Japanese troops; a ...

 

JAPANESE SURRENDER OF HONG KONG (16/9/1945) (1945)

At Government House, Hong Kong, senior Japanese officers surrender the territory to British officers led by Admiral Sir ...

 

JAPANESE SURRENDER OF HONG KONG (16/9/1945) (1945)

Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, commander of the British Pacific Fleet, arrives at ...

 

JAPANESE WAR CRIMINALS IMPRISONED IN HONG KONG (28/9/1945) (1945)

Suspected Japanese war criminals are imprisoned at Stanley prison, Hong Kong.

The gates of Stanley prison slide open as ...

 

MEN OF THE CHINESE ARMY MARCH THROUGH HONG KONG (1945) (1945)

Units of the National Revolutionary Army (Chinese Nationalist army) march through Hong Kong.

A crowd of Chinese civilians is ...

 

NO. 5 COMMANDO ROUNDING UP JAPANESE TROOPS AT FANLING... (1945)

British troops of No. 5 Army Commando round up Japanese troops at Fanling, 20 miles from Kowloon, before ...

 

RAF 132 SQUADRON AND 7155 ECHELON SAIL TO HONG KONG... (1945)

RAF 132 Squadron and 7155 Servicing Echelon arrive in Hong Kong onboard the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Smiter.

Members ...

 

RAF REOPEN THE RAILWAY BETWEEN KOWLOON AND LO WU (29/9/1945) (1945)

The reopening of the Kowloon-Lo Wu railway line gets off to a decidedly mixed start, and RAF men ...

 

REAR ADMIRAL HARCOURT VISITS RAF 132 SQUADRON (2/10/1945) (1945)

Rear Admiral C H J Harcourt, Senior British Naval Officer Hong Kong, inspects airmen and aircraft of RAF ...

 

REPATRIATION OF INTERNEES FROM STANLEY CAMP, HONG KONG... (1945)

The first batch of freed civilian internees leave Stanley Camp, Hong Kong, and are evacuated by the Royal ...

 

ROYAL MARINES ENTERTAIN ORPHANS IN HONG KONG; ADMIRAL... (1945)

Marine Wilson plays the bagpipes to a laughing audience of Chinese children sitting on the bonnet of a jeep. Sweets ...

 

ROYAL NAVY MAKES EFFORTS TO RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER... (1945) enhanced entry

I. Sequence showing Kowloon power station, and lines of coolie women carrying logs to the operative boiler. HA.LS onto a ...

 

SECRETARY OF STATE JACK LAWSON VISITS HONG KONG (22/9/1945) (1945)

Lawson and Harcourt at Stanley internment camp where they meet Reverend Sandbach, the superintendent of the camp. They walk through ...

 

SIR KEITH PARK VISITS HONG KONG (1945)

Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Sir Keith Park, Air Commander-in-Chief South East Asia Command, visits Hong Kong with his ...