Thanks. the Museum of Hong Kong (as well as the HK Govt. Film Archive and a number of institutions) has DVD's of some of my films and photos as well. I'm a Dutchman and live in Amsterdam.
Oh this is soo good. Thank you Mr. Rogge for sharing. I see those farmer ladies did not like you filming them. LOL! Your films are better than any 60 second TV documentary. I wasn't even born yet, but I still have family in HK and I remember they were mentioning that old New Territories use to be a farming community. and now I got a vision of how things use to be. Thank you again Mr. Rogge. May you have many more years of health and happiness to you and your family.....
Hi,Mr rogue,thank you very much you have capture a lot of very precise old HK video for us ,it helps me to remember many old memories about Hk.l almost watch all of your video.At that time,l live in the New territories , near Fan Ling golf club.At that time the village lady usually is very conservative , won't let someone else capture her picture , but you did it , just wonderful!
even in Hong Kong,it's very hard to find such historial video.Thanks for your kindly share.May these video helps more people to recongnise real Hong Kong life.
Mr.MichaelRogge.Thanks so much.I always enjoy your videos,You are more like Mr.Walking-Library,all these films/videos have proven that you personally have more details than Museum of Hong Kong,I believe they should contact you,shouldn't they ? By the way Sir,are you from the U.S. ?
Oh I'm now living in the New Territorries. Those walls still exist in Kam Tin. Yet the New Territorries is not as placid as it was in the video. Most plain and fish ponds had transformed into new towns. But those tombs are still common on the hills.
4:22 part doesn't look like a video from 1962, should be much earlier, the main runway part was yet to undergo reclamation so should be around 1957, 58?
Hi I've just finished a trip to HK and it's hard to imagine any kind of crop cultivation. I guess this was up by the Chinese boarder - a place to explore next time.
Alas, this film was taken by my friend Cees André de la Porte who visited a convention of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1962. He died in 1994, so cannot ask anymore.
Great film again. The tomb at 2.38 has a carving saying the deceased died on Jan 15, 1961. the tomb looks very new then. The film was probably shot not long after.
It took me 30 minutes of strenuous 3am Google Earth but I found the location of the picnic at 3:14 It should be at near Keng Pang Ha Rd looking south 22°23'54.46"N 114°16'14.97"E The location is now covered by dense vegetation, however the geography matches up.
There should be the place called "Shan Liu" ,near Sai Kung Town where is around 250M high The sharp hill far away is High Junk Peak,near Clear Water Bay At 3'21" ,the background is Ma On Shan,so 95% is "Shan Liu" or near around. (my English is not good, hope you can understand :p)
Thanks for sharing... I lived in Sek Kong 1958. Son of a soldier. Happy memories. These films should be in a national archive.
This is just amazing!! All HK's historian would love you! Just how many more videos do you have? Could we buy any of it?
Thanks. the Museum of Hong Kong (as well as the HK Govt. Film Archive and a number of institutions) has DVD's of some of my films and photos as well. I'm a Dutchman and live in Amsterdam.
Oh this is soo good. Thank you Mr. Rogge for sharing. I see those farmer ladies did not like you filming them. LOL! Your films are better than any 60 second TV documentary. I wasn't even born yet, but I still have family in HK and I remember they were mentioning that old New Territories use to be a farming community. and now I got a vision of how things use to be.
Thank you again Mr. Rogge. May you have many more years of health and happiness to you and your family.....
Thank you Mr. Roggge for the Best video sharing. In Video 03:56, I still can find the building up to now.
;thanks so much for uploading such a precious moment of our classy hong kong which we can never ever could find it back
How are you, Michael?I wish you good health at all times!Thank you so much for your great work!
Hi,Mr rogue,thank you very much you have capture a lot of very precise old HK video for us ,it helps me to remember many old memories about Hk.l almost watch all of your video.At that time,l live in the New territories , near Fan Ling golf club.At that time the village lady usually is very conservative , won't let someone else capture her picture , but you did it , just wonderful!
很珍貴的影片，多謝你整理重現從前的香港。
even in Hong Kong,it's very hard to find such historial video.Thanks for your kindly share.May these video helps more people to recongnise real Hong Kong life.
Yes, I can understand you quite well. Thanks on behalf of all the viewers for your added information.
thank you so much for such valuable records !
Mr.MichaelRogge.Thanks so much.I always enjoy your
videos,You are more like Mr.Walking-Library,all these
films/videos have proven that you personally have more
details than Museum of Hong Kong,I believe they should
contact you,shouldn't they ? By the way Sir,are you from
the U.S. ?
Thank you for your video, it lets me know more about my hometown.
Thank you so much!!
Thanks for the additional info!
Thank you very much for sharing, treasure for us
Thanks Michael!!
I was in Kowloon and New Territories Jan 1968 . Enjoyed the film very much. Have visited in Haarlem.
Thx, I grew up in the NT in those times. How nastalgic it is to see the familiar scenes again. Was'nt the sky and distant mountains always so clear?
Your video is great! I was not yet born when you shot the video.
Oh I'm now living in the New Territorries. Those walls still exist in Kam Tin. Yet the New Territorries is not as placid as it was in the video. Most plain and fish ponds had transformed into new towns. But those tombs are still common on the hills.
4:22 part doesn't look like a video from 1962, should be much earlier, the main runway part was yet to undergo reclamation so should be around 1957, 58?
@dawnnadir. Kodachrome colour film was introduced before WW2. Video didn´t exist at the time. This clip is from a digitalised 16mm Kodachrome film.
Hi I've just finished a trip to HK and it's hard to imagine any kind of crop cultivation. I guess this was up by the Chinese boarder - a place to explore next time.
Wonderful video thank you very much for sharing.
Note for vanessaseed. The hotel near the end was the "Sha Tin Heights Hotel"
Michael, has the Hong Kong Heritage Museum contacted you for your videos? They really ought to purchase the rights/license them from you!!!
@outdevo . The Hk History Museum and the Hk Govt Film Archive have. I haven't heard of an heritage Museum.
Its in Shatin.
Alas, this film was taken by my friend Cees André de la Porte who visited a convention of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in 1962. He died in 1994, so cannot ask anymore.
@nwong6410 . Thanks for the info. You are right the film was taken after 1961.
Great film again. The tomb at 2.38 has a carving saying the deceased died on Jan 15, 1961. the tomb looks very new then. The film was probably shot not long after.
thankyou
thank you.
fabulous
at 4:00, that's the old Shatin Height Hotel, where I am leaving this comment at
IF thats Shatin Height that I sometimes went for afternoon tea in weekends. They had a music band for people who liked dancing.
What language was the person speaking on the loudspeaker?
It took me 30 minutes of strenuous 3am Google Earth but I found the location of the picnic at 3:14
It should be at near Keng Pang Ha Rd looking south
22°23'54.46"N
114°16'14.97"E
The location is now covered by dense vegetation, however the geography matches up.
Thanks for your effort. I'll add it to the description.
There should be the place called "Shan Liu" ,near Sai Kung Town where is around 250M high
The sharp hill far away is High Junk Peak,near Clear Water Bay
At 3'21" ,the background is Ma On Shan,so 95% is "Shan Liu" or near around.
(my English is not good, hope you can understand :p)
Can anyone make out the first word of the airline name on that plane at 5:06? just curious.
I’ve got loads of DVDs from 62/63 of hongkong!
I didn't know there were that many !
Why this video is in colour?
It already has colour video cameras in the 50's?
Good film.
@albertsamtam Thanks.
新界！看到客家村及廣府圍頭村，還有從前的沙田
thanks you give me. i have time see me old of home & my lock place . very thanks.
Dear Mr Rogge. Do you know where this picnic around 3:40 is held? What a beautiful view!
It should be at near Keng Pang Ha Rd
Around 22°23'54.46"N 114°16'14.97"E
the graves are off Fei Ngo Shan Road and they overlook the Ho Chung Valley of Sai Kung. You can also see the islands of Port Shelter.
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4:13那座似乳房一樣的山，正是沙田車公廟所在也。
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