| Modern Housing For Refugees | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1756 |
| Catalog #: | 425595 | |
| Clip Number: | 425595-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 040-001-04 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | Hong Kong | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Religious, Blessing CITY PLANNING: Development CITY PLANNING: Housing CROWDS: Pedestrians LOCATIONS/ASIA: Hong Kong | |
| Description: | Some 11 hundred villagers are moved from one community to modern apartments in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. The exodus is necessary since a man-made reservoir, sorely needed to boost fresh water, will soon cover their homes with a lake. Establishing shot - The exodus of a whole village in Hong Kong. MS - A dragon dance asking for God's blessing. CU - Two men carrying a large chest, with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths. MS - An elderly couple sitting among their worldly possessions. MS - River boat ferries carry on the exodus with the new found refugees. MS - A boat making it's way across the river loaded with refugees. MS - Exterior shot of a new apartment building to house the refugees. MS - The new residents from the old village acclimating themselves to a new environment, a new apartment building MS - A new resident looking down from his window to the street below, light traffic on the street | |
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