Old Hong Kong 1950: mountainclimbing 舊香港

Climbing the Tai Mo Shan mountainrange. A trip into undiscovered territory reminding of ancient China, but so nearby the metropolis of Hong Kong. Wonder whether it is still that peaceful. I undertook this trip with colleagues of the Belgian Bank. It was rewarding but exhausting.

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• hong kong
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• mountain
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• new territories
• nathan road
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• michael rogge
• hiking
• 舊香港
• 1950

[Yaauvids]

Have you got any videos on sheung shui or hang tau village? And the videos are really great

[MichaelRogge]

@Yaauvids Sorry, I do not think so, but you might look to view my other 125+ clips by searching with michael+rogge+hong+kong

[paklaanfa]

Thank you again, Michael. My grandfather and father climbed this many times so when I took my son to HK I was glad that he climbed to the top, too. We found the entrance to the mine where SOE hid munitions before Japanese invasion (later used by Chinese guerillas, which I think was the idea)

[MichaelRogge]

@paklaanfa Thanks for the reminiscences. After sixty years I forgot completely whether we ever reached that munition depot. May be we were not aware that it was there.

[sharpe16]

now...Tai Mo Shan is very famous in "car racing (illegal)"...because the roads are full of sharp curves...and it is now very good for hiking too!!

I really want to know if you been to TUEN MUM in 50's??

(coz I am living there :)

[MichaelRogge]

Hello,in my time the Tai Mo Shan was undiscovered territory, hardly ever visited. I do not remember that we met any foreigner on our trip. As to Tuen Mum, no, I did not really visit it, but I must have driven past it a number of times on touring the NT.

[ericluk68]

Thank u very much, Mic. keep on upload your treasurable footages. Let's witness the change of HK over the past 50 years.

[yiucheukhing]

thank Mr.MichaelRogge so much for your videos of old Hong Kong & old Macau.

[normanhui]

見證時代變化....謝謝分享！

[udon890]

@Lotusandcedar : Be careful, those village dogs attacks childs. They are very vicious. Also, you might lose your way in Tai Mo Shan.

[MichaelRogge]

Well, that we made it to the summit was partly due to the company I had of Belgian colleagues. I wonder whether I would have made it alone!

[Lotusandcedar]

Many years ago, I took a trip back to HK from Canada and on my itinerary was a hike up Tai Mo Shan. I started at the bottom near the village but got lost and was soon surrounded by a pack of vicious village dogs. I am glad to see that you had made it to the summit !!!