| HONG KONG, CHINESE QUARTER Hilltop wooden shacks, men and women breaking up stones & market place. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 8525 | |
| Catalog #: | 522447 | |
| Clip Number: | 522447-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 2667 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:20:05 - 01:24:06 | |
| Location: | Hong Kong | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ECONOMICS: Poverty HABITATS, HUMAN: Shanty town LOCATIONS/ASIA: Hong Kong | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 76665 HONG KONG, CHINESE QUARTER Hilltop wooden shacks, men and women breaking up stones & market place. Hong Kong. GV. Hilltop shacks a squatters site at North Point. Shots showing Chinese going up to top of the Hill, by steps they have made themselves. Reverse shot looking down. Various shots around the site, showing how they live in squalor LS. Modern buildings, which the hovels (wooden shacks) overlook. Various shots work on new building at foot of hill. Men and women use primitive methods to break up stone, woman wearing protection around her fingers. (to enable more labour, to be employed). | |
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