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Passengers on their cruise ship entering the Hong Kong harbour filmed this ship on fire. I have not been able to detect which ship and exactly where this fire took place. This is an super 8 film. I improvised a sound track. See my other 1200 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ My clips […]

A visit to the fishing village by a British couple. They recorded what they saw on their S8 sound camera and gave us a commentary of their impressions. See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

When I arrived in Hong Kong from the Netherlands, the British colony was still recovering from the war. It had 2 million inhabitants. Huge numbers of refugees came pouring in from China. This is a documentary film showing what the British colony looked like then. For my personal impressions see my other clips of old […]

This is a re-mastered clip of the film of the HK Amateur Cine Club (I have yet to find any surviving member of this club). The festivities were in honour of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Alexander Graham was governor of the colony at the time. See my other 1150 clips by searching […]

I filmed this semi-documentary in Yaumati, Kowloon, where sampans and junks found a shelter against typhoons. It does not exist anymore, being reclaimed. Peter, a fisherboy looses his friend Wing Kee. In his sorrow he has a spiritual experience that makes him accept life again. All actors in this film have died. Both boys were […]

An 8mm film of cruiseship ss Bayernstein calling on HK. I guess it is in the fifties considering the sedan chair and opium smoker. See my other 1070 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

In 1951 I made a trip to Lantau. I had to get ashore at Tung Chung Bay by sampan. At day’s end I started to climb the hills up along Shek Mun Kap path until I reached the monastery in moonlight. How different it is now. In 1982 Germans visited the completely new monastery with […]

One of the first films I took in HK with my new Bolex H16mm camera in Kodachrome. I won the first prize in a HK Amateur Cine Club competition and also in Japan. It was a time of water shortage for the thousands of refugees from China. See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube […]

Hong Kong has always been famous or notorious for its nightlife. Shops were opened until late at night. One could buy bargains any time of the day. See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Visit my website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source