Hong Kong Harbour 1961 Dutch freighters

Long before containerships took over the Royal Interocean Lines and Holland East Asia Lines merchant marine were a common sight in the then large HK harbour. I traveled twice to and from Europe to Hong Kong with these ships.

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• Hong
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• 1961
• harbour
• RIL
• HOAL
• merchant marine
• freighters
• oldekerk
• overijsel
• arendskerk
• giessenkerk
• shipping
• slow boat
• michael rogge
• koopvaardij
• vrachtvaar
• royal interocean lines
• holland oost azie lijn

[seesint]

Excellent movie clip! My complements. At that time I was already 12 years at sea and I just love these older scenes. Are you still in the far East or back in Holland? I am about your age, may be a year or two younger and still involved in shipping but just to keep busy. Life at sea is unfortunately not the same anymore. Thanks again for above posting.

[MichaelRogge]

@seesint Nice to hear of you. I'm in Holland now, but have fond memories of the time.

[kwcli]

High Quality Video !!!! Mr. Michael Rogge, Thank you so Much !!! May I ask a question that " Royal Interocean Lines and Holland East Asia Lines"  is related to " Royal Nedlloyd Lines" ? Which was eaten by 'Maersk'

[MichaelRogge]

@kwcli - Indeed!

[hydehk]

clear sky and wide harbor

can't see that in HK now

[mlsi]

@hydehk, i totally agree. no smog!!!

[acanthusTV]

My father owned a shipping company there and worked with Dutch Freighters. Thanks so much for posting this

[euvucan]

If there is a time machine, I'd like to travel to that period of time in hong kong

[Gcmy]

hardly seen clear sunset on the hill nowadays.... harbour was wide spacious, clear hillsides surrounding the harbour, all gone now.

[gragrn]

Great shot across the harbour to Kowloon, from the same spot as the opening shot from ' Enter The Dragon '. I just got back from Hong Kong today, it's so very different now but I'm glad the Clock Tower and the Peninsula Hotel are still there.

[3024266]

miss the old Hong Kong. Thanks ! Mr.MichaelRogge.

[adrewlam]

WONDERFUL!! THX A LOT!!