Achievement in Hong Kong
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Depicts the resettlement of nearly 3½ million Chinese who fled to Hong Kong. The plight of the homeless Chinese in make-shift, unsanitary living quarters is shown together with the eventual resettlement of many thousands into sound, quickly constructed, imaginatively planned concrete housing.
Complete catalog record
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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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, catalog record
- 16mm Filmography editors — year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description
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