The life of the Chinese population of Hong Kong and the emergency housing scheme. The history of the colony; the Chinese tradition; the disastrous fire of Christmas 1953 and the subsequent establishment of the Government Resettlement Department. Progress on the rehousing scheme, building large concrete blocks of emergency dwellings, to be converted into permanent flats as conditions improve. Cinematographer: Julius Evans
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000080
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hong Kong
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Housing - Hong Kong
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing - Hong Kong
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public housing
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Disaster relief
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hong Kong - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Hong Kong - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Hong Kong
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public housing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)