'HONG KONG TODAY': COMMANDOS PATROL THE STREETS (12/4/1946)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 590).

Synopsis

In Hong Kong troops of No.1 and No.5 Army Commando patrol the streets.

Two commandos patrol the waterfront. They board an apparently suspicious sailing junk and conduct a search before returning to the dockside. Two commandos on patrol; they pass a sign which reads 'Queen's Road Central'. They walk off towards a bustling and very busy street market. They pass street stalls. The commandos 'searching for illegal foodstuffs'. Two commandos standing on duty on Des Voeux Road (which is parallel to Queen's Road Central). They walk off. High shot looking down on the commandos as they walk away; they pass a line of people queueing for a tram, which (with immaculate timing) pulls up a moment later.

Notes

For other material showing Hong Kong shot by Sergeant Tulloch under the title 'Hong Kong Today', see related items.

Taken together, the material shot as 'Hong Kong Today' provides an interesting but perhaps somewhat one-sided view of life in early post-war Hong Kong.

 

Titles

  • 'HONG KONG TODAY': COMMANDOS PATROL THE STREETS (12/4/1946) (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1946
Running Time:
3 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
260 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
War Office Directorate of Public Relations
Production company
SEAC Film Unit
Sergeant; cameraman.
Tulloch, John Reay