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David

PS 'Gwu lo' is roughly how '古老' sounds in Cantonese. It means 'ancient' or 'old-fashioned'.

Love is a many-splendored thing: film locations

Submitted by David on Sat, 2009-07-25 17:31

This film is set in Hong Kong, between 1949 and the start of the Korean War in 1950. It was filmed a few years later, and released in 1955.

As the opening credits roll, we're given an aerial view of Hong Kong Harbour. The camera starts above Green Island, then flies east along the harbour-front towards Central.

 

Places shown in this film: 
Central Market (4th & current generation) [1938- ]
Green Island [????- ]
The Fairview, 41A Conduit Road (Former Mok Residence, later the FCC) [1911-c.1963]
Tai Pak floating restaurant, Aberdeen [c.1954- ]
Pottinger Street, steps up from Queen's Rd C. [????- ]
Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]
Arrowhead [1953-????]

Hong Kong 1949 strolling from midlevel to downtown

Submitted by David on Sat, 2009-07-25 11:30

Michael Rogge's video on YouTube:

Mysterious marker stone 24 near Wanchai Gap [????- ]

Submitted by David on Fri, 2009-07-24 11:40

I saw this one yesterday, but have no idea what it's for.

Mysterious marker stone near Wanchai Gap
Tags: 
Aberdeen Reservoir
Marker Stone

How can we record films / movies ?

Submitted by David on Wed, 2009-07-15 09:04

After a gentle reminder from Phil, it's time to think about how we'll add films to the catalogue of Hong Kong's history. Here are my ideas - your comments are very welcome.

The idea is that films are a good source of information about old Hong Kong. Initially, because they show old buildings and places that have been demolished.

I can think of three main types of film:

163-169 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long [????- ]

Submitted by David on Mon, 2009-07-13 12:32

These are a slightly different style from the shophouses in Kowloon and Hong Kong island. If you look at the end-on photo of these shophouses, you'll see the covered area only extends out over half of the pavement. In Kowloon and Hong Kong it usually covers the whole pavement.

Tags: 
shop house

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