People of old Hong Kong 1950 香港的老人们

Around 1950 I wandered with my Exakta 35mm photo camera into the city and portrayed the people in this clip. The clip begins and ends with a shot of me. A collection of my photo's of Hong Kong in the fifties will be shown from 17th March 2010 in the Tao Evolution Gallery,
13 Circular Pathway, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Camera: Michael_Rogge

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• 香港的老人们

[teleckn]

Dear Mr Rogge,

Thank you very much for sharing your life-long contribution with us. I was particularly touched by the picture of a female beggar and her son. I recall that there was a family of four (a mother and 3 children) squatter in the stairway next to my father's shop. As a 6-year-old boy, I was shocked to know that someone could be so poor. Next day, I saved some rice for them but they were gone. My father noted my act and told me not to bother any more. :(

Terry

[MichaelRogge]

@teleckn Let us hope that the son is in better conditions now. I have received responses of families who were once squatters as shown in my clips but are in far better conditions now thanks to the resilience

[googlebly]

The photo shown at 2:10 is Hollywood Road. At the center, we can see the 華僑日報 Building. A

longest life newspaper in Hong Kong existed almost 70 years till 1995. This shot made around 1950. It is a real gem.

[MichaelRogge]

Thanks a lot for that interesting piece of information. Such details I have forgotten after some 58 years!

[googlebly]

@look17111 The "華僑日報 Building" which I mentioned is at 106-116, but now is

a new house that has rebuilt some years ago. From 2:10 to 2:25 is the

views of Hollywood Road. While the picture I mentioned in the last comment

was taken at the intersection of Shing Wong Street and Hollywood Road.

Btw, while using the key words to search the pictures you want, and some

sites related to Hong Kong history might help. PM me if any further info

is needed.

Thanks for asking!

[look17111]

@googlebly do you know where about on Hollywood Road is that? I lived in 1 Hollywood Road right across from the police station, since the day I was born in late 1965. A few years after that my family moved to the US. I am trying to find out what Hollywood road actually look like back in the 60s. I only have a bunch of old photos to go by. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Jeff

[wenjilu]

2:18 見到中華民國國旗.

[udon890]

The music is great. I remember the clothes they used to wear in those days when I was a small child in Hong Kong. Time flies.

[hapongeorge]

Thank you for your good job!

[ricep1cker]

thank you for these pictures. I hope there is more to come