The background music of this upload brings back a lot of childhood memory.I remember the good old days sleeping on those cast iron bunk bed with family of seven crowded in one tint pigeon hole.Tough old days but lots of fun too ! Thanks very much for uploading Muchael.
Thank you for this great video! For 01:07 and 01:19, the Chinese characters represents that it was Tin Hau Festival rather than Chinese New Year. You may revise the title.
This is what I love about UA-cam! You are able to share something wonderful from the past that no longer exists in its original form. Fantastic. Thank you so very much for putting this up here.
@Bouncybon. DVD's of most of my clips are with the HK Film Archive, University, History Museum. Hundreds of them have been distributed in HK. There is a photo exposition in the Tao Gallery and a photobook published. I have accomodated various television stations to use parts in their programs. If the BBC would be interested I am sure that know how to find me as the other stations did.
Such a huge loss! Anyway...somehow, with the aid of your films, some books and old photographs, I kind of manage to re-enact the magic of that wonderful era. I wander some districts of Hong Kong (e.g. Sheung Wan), or I explore the heights of the Peak, and - although only sometimes - I still manage to travel back in time to that time of wonder and nostalgia. Michael, thanks again for your enormous contribution to making my "time travels" more real. God bless you!
Thanks for the sharing. But I think the time it is a record of how the HK ppl celebrate the 'Tin Hau Festival' (The goddess of the sea) on the 23rd of the third lunar month rather than during the CNY. BTW, swimming during the CNY season (usually Jan/ Feb) is still a bit cold in HK. :)
Thanks for sharing your wonderful Hong Kong films! Whenever I visit Hong Kong (I am writing from it now!)I always rove its streets in search of any remnants of the so-called 'world of Suzie Wong'. You surely were lucky in being part of that wonderful era: the HK of the 1950's, with its wonderful architecture and atmosphere, well before the demolition of the old and the coming of the skyscraper era. I really envy you...all I can do is dream of that bygone era now. But you LIVED it.
Michael - your extraordinary archives are unique. Can you assure us that your Hong Kong films are fully protected? Have you made some arrangements with the British Film Institute or similar organisation in Holland or TVB-HK to licence them or archive them for the future? I am sure the BBC would love to make a 1 hour programme on old Hong Kong, using your rare footage.
Thank you very much Michael. May I ask you a question? In those days, color video or photo much be very expensive. Can you remember the cost difference of B/W and color product. Can you give us any idea of the cost, say compare it with food or service?
yes yes I know that. even though hong kong isnt under the rule of the british anymore, it is still very different from the mainland. I was not speaking about hong kong though rather then china itself.
"We say we own parts of the planet. But we really don't 'belong' anywhere in particular on this earth. " I really hope you are right, but with our rational minds to think about the world today, apart from the philosophers and the so-called pacifists will say so, who else would do such a comment in the world. A country's sovereignty, is a dignity of the country. The most fundamental thing is to safeguard national territorial integrity.
You are right. They were the best years of my life! I returned thirty years later and discovered to my dismay that all had gone!
Always like the colorful old film n Mr Rogge always choose the good music😄
The background music of this upload brings back a lot of childhood memory.I remember the good old days sleeping on those cast iron bunk bed with family of seven crowded in one tint pigeon hole.Tough old days but lots of fun too ! Thanks very much for uploading Muchael.
Mr Rogge yr video clips are time machines tt take us back to a bygone era in history. V valuable n educational. 'Hou tor jei nei' TQVM.
Thank you for this great video!
For 01:07 and 01:19, the Chinese characters represents that it was Tin Hau Festival rather than Chinese New Year. You may revise the title.
Thanks for sharing these videos. They're wonderful.
Thank you Michael Rogge for your video that let us to further to realize history of Hong Kong.
This is what I love about UA-cam! You are able to share something wonderful from the past that no longer exists in its original form. Fantastic. Thank you so very much for putting this up here.
@Bouncybon. DVD's of most of my clips are with the HK Film Archive, University, History Museum. Hundreds of them have been distributed in HK. There is a photo exposition in the Tao Gallery and a photobook published. I have accomodated various television stations to use parts in their programs. If the BBC would be interested I am sure that know how to find me as the other stations did.
Such a huge loss!
Anyway...somehow, with the aid of your films, some books and old photographs, I kind of manage to re-enact the magic of that wonderful era. I wander some districts of Hong Kong (e.g. Sheung Wan), or I explore the heights of the Peak, and - although only sometimes - I still manage to travel back in time to that time of wonder and nostalgia.
Michael, thanks again for your enormous contribution to making my "time travels" more real. God bless you!
Thanks for the sharing. But I think the time it is a record of how the HK ppl celebrate the 'Tin Hau Festival' (The goddess of the sea) on the 23rd of the third lunar month rather than during the CNY. BTW, swimming during the CNY season (usually Jan/ Feb) is still a bit cold in HK. :)
Indeed, the swimming scenes were taken later in the year.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful Hong Kong films!
Whenever I visit Hong Kong (I am writing from it now!)I always rove its streets in search of any remnants of the so-called 'world of Suzie Wong'. You surely were lucky in being part of that wonderful era: the HK of the 1950's, with its wonderful architecture and atmosphere, well before the demolition of the old and the coming of the skyscraper era.
I really envy you...all I can do is dream of that bygone era now. But you LIVED it.
And again- thank you!!
Thanks Michael.
Michael - your extraordinary archives are unique. Can you assure us that your Hong Kong films are fully protected? Have you made some arrangements with the British Film Institute or similar organisation in Holland or TVB-HK to licence them or archive them for the future? I am sure the BBC would love to make a 1 hour programme on old Hong Kong, using your rare footage.
Thank you very much Michael. May I ask you a question? In those days, color video or photo much be very expensive. Can you remember the cost difference of B/W and color product. Can you give us any idea of the cost, say compare it with food or service?
yes yes I know that. even though hong kong isnt under the rule of the british anymore, it is still very different from the mainland. I was not speaking about hong kong though rather then china itself.
Yes, search UA-cam with 'michael rogge dragon'
great video!support!
I born in 1953 in Tai Po
N .T.
We can see the conventional fishermen life style
Jst a glimpse but we can tell it's a hard life. The boat people were a tough n resilient lot.
any more of your clips have lion/dragon dancing?
No annual cross Victoria harbour swim either!
for haven's sake, leave politics for one moment and just enjoy the movie, guys
You're absolutely right. Politics is v divisive. I look at it with fondness n nostalgia altho Im from KL.
Cool! 5/5*
"We say we own parts of the planet. But we really don't 'belong' anywhere in particular on this earth. "
I really hope you are right, but with our rational minds to think about the world today, apart from the philosophers and the so-called pacifists will say so, who else would do such a comment in the world. A country's sovereignty, is a dignity of the country. The most fundamental thing is to safeguard national territorial integrity.
Water's clean.
the taiwanese flag on 0:40, which will not be seen in Hong Kong nowadays.
I do not agree with you. In 1953, Hong Kong was under British rule. But now is not that time, Hong Kong has returned to China, China is his home.
lol, they still have the Republic of China flag.
中華民國萬歲
that's stupid to say.