Old Lantau Island, Hong Kong, 1950

[lynnazur88]

Do you have any video about Pui O in lantau? I heard from an elderly lady that it used to be attacked by pirates back in the days and then they used Pui O as their hiding places as well. Thank u!

[MichaelRogge]

@lynnazur88 I do not recall having visited Pui O. All my vids about Lantau are to be found by searching with: michael+rogge+lantau

[meganstephen83]

This video bring back childhood happy memories.

[huwingcheng]

This video bring back childhood happy memories.

I have been to all these places. Thanks for the memories

[graemelockieable]

Long before the bronze seated buddha & tourism took over the island.

[ahlac]

Michael.....you should a treasure to HK and HK people.....!!

[bbf369]

Police station located at middle of the hill just above the ferry pier. One more structure should be a naval observation post. If you take a ferry back to HK island you will easy to locate it. ( An impression made 25 years ago ).

[giantsean]

I also failed to realize the first time around that 1:29 is the untouched Chek Lap Kok island. Stunning to see it in it's virgin form and I would bet that this clip is a rarity in that respect.

[hkpats]

Is it Tai O?

[MichaelRogge]

Yes, part of it was taken in Tai O (crossing the river) but the rest on the way to the Po Lin Shi monastry.

[hkpats]

Thanks a lot! I'd like to know if you got any video/photos about Tai O Police Station? Thanks a lot!

[MichaelRogge]

Sorry, all I have about Tai O is in my clips.

[hkpats]

I see, thanks a lot and your video did capture the valuable moment of Hong Kong. Thank you so much!

[rhenke]

I just visited Tai O. I'm from N.Y. and I wanted to ask the police some questions. I didn't get to the actual police station but I saw it on the map. Neat town.

[bilibara]

People of Hong Kong thank you Michael very much from the bottom of our hearts. You have done such a great job keeping memories of old Hong Kong..

[lenawang1605]

Just wanted to say a BIG thank you for posting these amazing archival vids ... I dont live in HKG but always appreciate snippets fm the past.

[canman5060]

Wow ! These are REALLY vintage footage of Lantau Island. I guess even before the Yaumati Ferry service to Tung Chung from Hong Kong Island one service every two hours ! I still remember the good old days school picnic to Mui Wor and Guai Pei Wan.We often made jokes sending someone to Chi Ma Wan. I can still remember !

Thanks for uploading these most precious footage of the long almost forgotten past .

[giantsean]

Fantastic work! I live in Tung Chung and it's great to see how the neighborhood used to look w/o highrises and jet planes. Good that one thing hasn't changed... the ancestors of those water buffalo are still wandering the hills.

[rhenke]

I have hiked up there a bit, but I never got to see the water buffalo., I saw some evidence of them on the trail beneath the cable car line though.

[giantsean]

If you go up to Po Lin now you will see some for sure. They know where all the action is.

[kitmak]

Great!!

thanks

[veLvetroZe01]

damn i live here

[hkhkhk8888]

when ?

[veLvetroZe01]

now lol.. looks like mui wo to me

[MichaelRogge]

No, it was me, Michael Rogge. Of course there was no video at the time. It was taken with an obsolete 9,5mm movie camera (Pathescope)

[RedondoAce]

fantastic? who was the videographer, a relative?

[lantautim]

Rare footage indeed - not a cement mixer in sight...

[rogerhpk]

where is silvermine bay in the clip? please help

[holoy999]

Excellent. Lantau was so beautiful. Really don't understand how much more HK people fucking up the environment before they can satisfied.

[alancwwong]

@holoy999

Because of fxxking Lee Ka Shing and other property developers

[rogerhpk]

do you have something more about silvermine bay

[hkhkhk8888]

It has great memorial value, thank you for posting !

[cocoto123]

gtreat !