To the old Lantau Island in 1950 舊香港

On my first holiday in HK I took a ferryboat to Sham Shek Tsuen and was transported ashore by sampan. Then followed an hours long arduous climb to the Po Lin Shi monastry where I arrived in moonlight. The monastry has changed so much that it is unrecognizable now.
I have also a video clip on RUclips of the film I took there.
Camera: Michael Rogge
See my other 1100 video clips here:
ruclips.net/user/profile_videos...

[@michaelijsbrand]

It is from an old 78 rpm record I bought in HK 55 years ago!

[@oct-re9vc]

I reconigze every places, each mountain, each rock and small river

[@lhkforever]

Thanks a lot! The old Lantau is really beautiful!

[@frankie1031]

Wow...that's so precious!!!

[@tonyinhk1]

Incredible films that are truly time capsules. It's so fascinating viewing everyone. Thank you so much.

[@sumstephen4230]

Thanks again. Great chance to view those seaward area, outlying Island.

[@woheshanai1875]

Mr. Rogge, I appreciate.

[@smashschool6747]

There are still many wild cattle on those hills, the descendants of those cows! I have walked all over Lantau with my father. We lived in Discovery Bay, Lantau, from 1990-2004. For a long time the Po Lin monastery has been busy due to the Big Buddha statue and tourists!

[@joytothefun9639]

I appreciated. These pictures let me see the old beautiful peak lantau.

[@michaelijsbrand]

@huwingcheng . I do not recall that chair services on the island were available in the early fifties. At any rate we would not have used them (I never did) as we loved to walk instead, although to Po Lin Shi monastry it was quite a climb arriving in moonlight!

[@michaelijsbrand]

She is as old as I am !

[@RobinPhillips]

Every video you post is a gem..... ;-)

[@huwingcheng]

I remembered on top of Lantau Island, there are some cement houses and a swimming pool. When I was a small boy I had seem some Kwailos being carried to the top of Lantau Island with chair. (1 person carried a chair on each ends)
That is what they called Summer Vacation.

[@woheshanai1875]

a swimming pool was belongs to Mr. Brook Antony Bernacchi

[@huwingcheng]

Amazing video, a piece of history, and the beautiful background music.

[@HphpHphp-rx1sz]

Rest in peace🌷, Mr.Micheal

[@ladycharsw]

Nice pictures of you and the monestaries

[@michaelijsbrand]

I visited Col. Maxwell, commissioner of police I believe in a Peak Mansion. I have some clips based on old postal cards that may show them and also via peak tram. Search YT with 'michael rogge hong kong peak postcards'

[@dalook764]

Thanks

[@tonme4456]

Hello, Do you visited Mui Wo(Silver mine Bay)? This is the other side of Lantau

[@HphpHphp-rx1sz]

Mr.Micheal took a ferry to go to the Mui Wo, Silver mine bay, which you could see at the beginning of the film.

[@louislungbubble]

mr rogge , good day , do you remember the peak mansions building up on victoria peak and does it appear in any of your films?...marty