Reel Number: 220989-29
Color: Black and White
Sound: SD
Year / Date: 1949
Country: China,Hong Kong
Location: Hong Kong
TC Begins: 02:54:09
TC Ends: 02:55:36
Duration: 00:01:27
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1949 - Cold War, China: Hong Kong Today Views of Hong Kong from harbor & mountain; bustling streets. Man buys newspaper from elderly woman, headline ‘Reds Offer Diplomatic Relations’, new Chinese flag visible on page. British & Commonwealth troops arrive w/ supplies to protect colony from Chinese Communist advance; CU man w/ Hong Kong Police cap; civilians searched. Field artillery and tanks deployed on training maneuvers; RAF planes fly over; AV Hong Kong. Anti-Communism; Anti-Communists; Colonialism; British Colonies; 1949; China Independence; NOTE: If requested will provide 02:52:19 - 02:59:07 (3 cards) at per reel rate.