| COUNT THE PEOPLE Item about a census being carried out in Hong Kong. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 5841 | |
| Catalog #: | 306530 | |
| Clip Number: | 306530-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 61/21 | |
| Timecode: | 01:30:09 - 01:31:34 | |
| Location: | Hong Kong | |
| Year Shot: | 1961 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Urban HABITATS, HUMAN: Urban, Big City LOCATIONS/ASIA: Hong Kong TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Houseboat | |
| Description: | COUNT THE PEOPLE Item about a census being carried out in Hong Kong. Hong Kong. Elevated GV of Hong Kong. GV harbor packed with boats. GV families living on the boats. GV/MS men and women working for the census. CU document reading 'Hong Kong Census 1961'. CU document reading 'Confidential'. MS men and women of the Hong Kong census. CU man wearing an armband reading 'Census'. MS young census worker pulling his I.D. card out from his shirt pocket. CU man's identification card. MS census numerator walking down the street with his packet of papers, he looks up. Low angle GV looking up at a high-rise apartment building. MS census numerator on the street. Interior MS approaching elevator inside the high-rise apartment building. CU sign on elevator reading 'Lift Temporarily Stopped for Servicing'. MS census numerator sighing as he walks away from the elevator and heads for the stairs. MS of census numerator walking up the stairs as three children come running down. MS census numerator talking to farmer outside his home. GV building flying the Union Jack (British flag). Interior MS of census numerator talking to a Westerner at his office desk. Exterior MS of census numerator talking to woman and child on their boat. Interior MS of census numerator climbing the stairs at the high-rise apartment building. Exterior GV of docked in shallow water. MS as a deep sea diver (old school diving equipment) surfaces water. MS census numerator. MS man helping to remove diver's bulky helmet. MS census numerator walking boat deck. MS census numerator asking the diver questions. | |
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