Take a tour of Hong Kong in the 60s

[@HunterShows]

Around this time Mao was starving millions and trashing Chinese history. It was better to live in Hong Kong, definitely.

[@dkwhattouseasusername1012]

yup

[@Ladeliciadelinda]

HunterShows almost every Chinese immigrant has a story to share about crossing the river to Hong Kong. So much hardship and strife. People literally risking their lives to escape to Hong Kong. Chairman Mao was hurting millions of Chinese people and he thought himself as some kind of savior. My mom said in schools they make kids sing “I love Chairman Mao” but a lot of Chinese people who remember the republic of China, really hated him

[@patataking9326]

1967 Hong Kong riot

[@JogvanJespersenPGA]

@@patataking9326 Which came out of labour disputes with unions with strong Beijing ties on the one side, and the local Hong Kong government and police on the other. Back then, as in today's Hong Kong, the PRC/Beijing were interfering in others affairs.

[@liangxu]

If there wasn't starvation at all before Mao's rule in China, how could Mao get millions Chinese to join his army, overthrow KMT Government and take power in 1949? Besides, Mao ruled China 26 years. Only 3 years, from 1960 to 1963, there was a starvation, because China had to repay the debts which China borrowed from Soviet for Korean War and industrialization then, or bowed to Nikita and became a satellite country of Soviet. If Trump was the King of America and he decided to repay all US national debts within 3 years but not left the debt to his successors, what would happen to Americans? Mao used to use radical approach to achieve his goal.But you can not deny that the long-term effects of most of his decision are generally positive. For example, in 1960-1963, there were thousands of Chinese mainlanders fled to HK for seeking better life. But decades later, most of these guys and their descendants still live in HK's cage home meanwhile most of their former neighbor villagers who remain in mainland have better life than them nowadays.

[@RayMak]

Hong Kong was so beautiful back then

[@rhysstanley7387]

yes it was truly something.

[@americanbobtail1]

@demolazy - How much did the CCP pay you for that comment....

[@JR-vc4gm]

@@americanbobtail1 as much as you brainwashed

[@Arslan28933]

@demolazy That's exactly what I thought. The video is just propaganda. And when you say that, westerners just call you a CCP troll.....

[@prim16]

It's still beautiful today. I hope the citizens will continue to fight for that. China is only the enemy to Hong Kong until the CCP respects the self-governance promise Hong Kong was granted until 2047. There's nothing wrong with China nor its people, but the CCP's disrespect of the region, contrary to promises made and public opinion is just sickening.

[@kenllacer]

Can you imagine being a poor farmer in what would be Shenzhen on the other side of the border looking at all the hustle and bustle of trade coming in and out of Hong Kong?

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

Must be surreal. They had no idea

[@TocyBlox]

@Hoy Sum Yep. Hong Kong used to have the most GDP. Now they are only comparable to a third tier CITY's GDP/

[@NovajaPravda]

@@TocyBlox In terms of per capita, Hong Kong still have a much higher GDP per capita compared to cities in mainland China

[@TocyBlox]

@@NovajaPravda True for per capita.

[@CannibaLouiST]

​@@TocyBlox 夷狄妄論中夏

[@theotherside931]

*Hong Kong in the 60s looked better than my country in 2019.*

[@vertie2090]

really? Which country is that? HK didn't really look any better back then than mine did in the 60s

[@r.a.8618]

It looked like many South East Asia countries today.

[@Marco-wz3ff]

@demolazy 1968

[@hollyxytphh]

你好 come again?

[@ToddKeck98]

@@hollyxytphh He said don't come to Hong Kong because of the protests.

[@faithmichelle1490]

My father was born in 1954 in HK, he told me amazing stories of when he was a kid playing in Kowloon and seeing Bruce Lee walking past him. I am born in 1998 in the Benelux of Europe and every time I visit Hong Kong I try to imagine how it was for my father to grow up there, this video almost brought me to tears, Hong Kong used to be so relaxed and less fast-paced. However, I still love the city and will always visit my roots.

[@takashikim3355]

when I watch the documentary video of hong kong, I felt everything is bad now since 1997. it was beautiful and great in 1950s ~1980s

[@shonen84]

I’m from Antwerp, Belgium. I have extended family in Hong Kong, but I went to Hong Kong for the first time in 2008. I met my best friend there, and had experiences and made memories for a lifetime. Despite the evolving political status, I still remember Hong Kong fondly, and will visit again soon!

[@Dreamer10888]

Wow yes , I always wonder whyyy I feel a connection to Hong Kong when I wasn’t even born there. But at home my parents would talk about Hong Kong a lot. It sounded like a very vibrant place to live in with its food, entertainment industry, billionaires, social gatherings ie mahjong. It’s a shame the politics have changed the mental wellbeing of the citizens. Because of this I no longer want to be associated to Hong Kong. I feel so bad it’s so different and gloomy

[@brandonlamar6003]

The people of Hong Kong had a beautiful cool style. Hong Kong is such a beautiful and unique culture....long live Hong Kong.

[@takumi8608]

free HK from ccp …

[@martinhall932]

Unfortunately you need to say that in the past tense.... WAS beautiful and unique... now is quickly being overrun.

[@Lupi33z]

had

[@mrberzerk8411]

Free Hong Kong from ccp

[@beyondthestars4299]

@@takumi8608 hong kong is part of China

[@yamabushi170]

My dad served there in the 60s with the Royal Artillery. He really loved it there. I've got his photos and some of them are amazing.

[@kethmeth3694]

Send pls

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Cool!

[@gazza42069]

its amazing here, i’m born here and lived here for 18 years of my life and honestly i couldn’t get enough of it, going to uni soon and abbé moving out, but ill never forget this place, watching old videos of this place will just make me miss this place even more also the chinese fish and chips are absolutely amazing, i eat it every so often and its a very delicious little treat and me and my parents love

[@pa425804]

If you compare the Hong Kong in the 60's to that in 2019, though it was much less advanced and wealthy, it was a much more pleasant place to live than what it is now, sadly.

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Also, the insane property costs! It's impossible for the common man to get even a small flat in Hong Kong these days!

[@agenius4562]

The Plastic Metalhead Shitposter he’s referring to the crazy protests 🙄

[@garmenlin5990]

Yah, cause the Hong Kongers are trashing their own city

[@desperadoshao9733]

@@MikoyanGurevichMiG21Shitposter can a common man get a small flat in manhattan?? No, it's the same.

[@Amidat]

@Ganda Gandara Funny because the British man still called the non white Hong Kong people "Chinese" in this video. No one questioned it back then. Funny how things change. People pretend Hong Kong people are not Chinese anymore.

[@zy2870]

When there was no smartphones and screens, time seemed to be much slower and the world sounds much bigger.

[@adarshshetty4776]

Zhang Yu Moreover people used to talk to each other in person back in those days 🙄

[@mathewvanostin7118]

@@adarshshetty4776 its not true. People at the time always had their eyes reading books/ newspapers instead of smartphone

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

And when there was no CCP interference in HK and protestors.

[@k.cooper8816]

@@MikoyanGurevichMiG21 Actually the CCP had, but not active evidently.

[@beyondreamtime420]

Zhang Yu I think human have miss use technology.

[@HP_lovecrafts_cat67]

I always felt like that older news reporting and documenting was far more enjoyable and better back than

[@tanbirnr2389]

Exactly,Now days it's show any countries badside & poverty..

[@al5612]

The level of attention spans the content was created for is vastly different than that of the market today.

[@leifharmsen]

I was there in 1991 and saw a lot of this still, but a lot of it was already gone then - nobody was farming with water buffalo in Hong Kong in the 90s! They were busy flattening an island to build the new airport.

[@Ripeoldage]

I was there in 98 and the water buffalo would come down to the water. Loved watching them in the afternoon from the terrace.

[@dannyndolin]

Why narrator always sound the same

[@diegoantoniorosariopalomin4977]

They used what is called the trans Atlantic dialect

[@obriets]

I like the way the narrator sounded. Takes me back to simpler times.

[@OrDinarMan]

Lol... I heard this narrator sound narrating about Philippines in the 60s or 50s

[@AlbionTarkhan]

It’s Quagmire off family guy

[@yes8515]

@demolazy "colonialists" lol as if the narrator himself colonised HK

[@srpacific]

Back when a tourism video could be about real tangible things and not lame “experiences” that you’re supposed to share to social media

[@Pelipear]

They're not tourism videos, they're there to share what they experienced

[@buckethead133]

@@Pelipear shut up. Especially with the fake a** upbeat music on top. Cringe.

[@gamermapper]

Watch drew binsky and nas daily

[@katrinamichelsen7806]

I agree. This is so special and feels more personal

[@isd4154]

@kippered beef you're comparing two different video genres... You know they still make video like this still? It's not that hard to find them. Just look up the place and boom...

[@dmomcilovic9185]

No face recognition, tracking, and social credit.

[@godspig2334]

They still don't have that to this day. Maybe in a few years when China ruins it

[@Lupi33z]

@@godspig2334 we already have 2 out of 3 in Australia

[@arktzen]

@@godspig2334 you're very naive if you think your own government doesn't do this

[@appleslover]

Because they weren't invented yet lol 😂

[@garmenlin5990]

No democracy under British rule.

[@nanangsugianto2839]

Hongkong at the time when Bruce Lee is number one big martial art movie star, at the time Jacky Chan still play as the amateur stuntman and Jet Li and Donny Yen still im embrio of their moms

[@RFA1988]

Ari Lin why what happened?

[@thegtafanboy]

Jackie Chan is the best 🇨🇳

[@NiTroSg]

All hail Jackie Chan! the true hong konger who knows hong kong the best

[@marsper8692]

@@thegtafanboy agree

[@crappyslippers6917]

@@RFA1988 kiss China’s buttocks, betrays the youth of Hong Kong

[@driver4832]

My aunty and uncle moved to hong kong in the 70s and when they visited they used to bring me and my brother souvenirs back like models of hong kong taxis and pokemon cards😀

[@peterdyloco]

Pokemon cards weren't invented until the '90s, this is a lie

[@foxxer4352]

@@peterdyloco Maybe they lived there for ~20 years? Maybe they thought they were pokemon cards but were different cards?

[@cyoung9458]

Best Japan export for a HK kid in the 70s is Ultra man, Giant Robo and Karman Rider tv shows.

[@captainVasco]

I lived there then. It was fantastic. Definitely the best time of my life. I visited HK island very briefly in February 1997 but sad to say the 'spirit' of Hong Kong wasn't there. All the glass skyscrapers and office blocks made it look just the same as any big , modern city in any other country. Didn't have time to explore further so maybe Kowloon was better.

[@xguy6212]

thanks to the British, HK had been shielded from poverty, famine, and the Cultural Revolution.

[@thecoolannishatk.]

Well, British colonization was somewhat justified.

[@klinsmannsingh8947]

Anonymous heard many stories from my late grandpa... living conditions in china went from bad to worse in the 60s. Don't know how but he took great risks smuggled his children (my uncles and aunts) across border to hongkong. Some used forged to documents, some by bribing the officials. Eventually some of my aunts will live in hongkong to this day while the rest of the family will journey again for a new beginning in Indonesia. I am a second generation born in Indonesia.

[@Ummmmmmmm841]

Anonymous My grandparents told me it was tough. And they are grateful for how much their lives have improved over the years. However Hong Kong’s prosperity is brought by British not democracy.

[@hamzaghazi]

I mean honestly mainland China has drastically changed and in my opinion could rival the US as a world super power. China doesn't need Hong Kong anymore because how much wealth they have

[@jianyuhua]

Kino C yes!

[@bojangles5873]

"With chopsticks, naturally.."

[@rontheoracle]

Next video: Take a tour of Hong Kong in Sept 2019.

[@mi-amigo-1]

Cannibo the police and the government are destroying Hong Kong

[@yanneswong9469]

@Cannibo no, the people who wear white T shirt is genk member not citizens！！！！

[@yanneswong9469]

@Cannibo those shopping mall/ MTR station belong to government, I apologize for what we do☺️

[@fong2506]

@@yanneswong9469 Shopping malls belong to private companies you idiot.

[@yanneswong9469]

@Cannibo she is one of us.....

[@realitycheck8991]

The property speculators and tycoons ruined Hong Kong. All the shopping malls in Hong Kong look the same. There is no retail diversity in Hong Kong. Bangkok and Taipei are the best places for shopping in Asia.

[@ja4309]

Don't forget Philippines. We got too many of them here

[@allLblue]

CCP is behind all of this..

[@theshadowman1398]

That’s all I stumbled on while there: one overpriced mall after another which felt that you are not welcome there unless you have a limitless credit card.

[@FireVortex720]

Lol don't go to a market in Bangkok looking to find homemade and original Thai items... it's all basically China 2.0

[@realitycheck8991]

@@FireVortex720 Bangkok has cleaner hotels and better service than any city found in China. The markets offer a huge variety in street food. Thailand is switching to imports from Vietnam once manufacturing infrastructure is operating.

[@tohwz3977]

Yong Tau foo is the Chinese equivalent of fish and chips, said no one ever

[@bababaghanoush]

Toh WZ maybe in the 60s lol who knows? There is an old old yong tau foo store in Sham Shui Po, still, today.

[@PrezVeto]

in that it's the go-to street food, not that the food in itself is similar

[@r.a.8618]

That wasn't fish and chips.

[@kogecc]

to me still looks the same as the one we see in Singapore today, don't know about how it taste tho.

[@kerohime]

I was wondering about that. British people have to compare everything to themselves.

[@NL-tr7ix]

60s was the time when tons of refugees from Mainland China fled to Hong Kong…

[@Amidat]

well yes he noted that the "Chinese" in Hong Kong were going to transform the economy like Japan

[@vertie2090]

@@Amidat like Japan? What's the reference to Japan here I don't get it

[@kimhjalmarsson8886]

@@vertie2090 Japan underwent an impressive economic expansion, starting after WW2 and ending sometime in the 1990s.

[@vertie2090]

@@kimhjalmarsson8886 But what do immigrants from China/anywhere have to do with that?

[@markhenley3097]

@@vertie2090 He said that Hong Kong was developing like Japan.

[@satyakisil4289]

"Repulse Bay was named after a battleship; there the similarity ends." This gets me every time.

[@clarkgordon5724]

this is the Hong Kong I remember from my youth, not like today

[@JoeARedHawk275]

Honestly a lot of foreigners or people who watch older Hong Kong films probably also think it is like this. Although I’m not born from that era, it is what I imagined Hong Kong to be like, although today it’s not quite the same.

[@Mac_N_Cheezy]

Clark Gordon today is just DLLM!!!

[@garmenlin5990]

Sad to see Hong Kong ruined by violence rioters.

[@ALEX-fq7hh]

@@garmenlin5990 Ruined by communist China***

[@joefu8287]

Clark Gordon both are trash anyway

[@Jonathan-yi8fk]

its crazy to think that almost eveyone I just saw in the video are either dead or really old

[@Djinner13]

It's the 60's man, not the 20's. I'm only in my early 30s and my parents were born in 1960. It isn't that old...

[@nihaomrzhang]

@@Djinner13 He meant the adults in that video

[@borderlesslife]

The world is constantly changing. We are merely part of the history.

[@sujitgurung388]

Btw did u notice all those people u have very eagle eye

[@Ryanlexz]

@@borderlesslife the end of times is just around the corner

[@lawrencepll76]

This is a brilliant throw back to My hometown! Memories to be reminiscent

[@joshscores3360]

Too bad Hong Kong is a LOT different nowadays :(

[@razeezar]

My Uncle visited family friends who were living in HK in the late 90s. He landed in the old airport in the harbour, and days later departed from the newly opened (current) airport out on the island. He told me how it was kind of chaotic upon opening, but got onto his flight okay. I believe he also got some card or certificate to say that he was one of the first passengers to board there.

[@johnhung8393]

The old airport landing is still one of the scariest things I've experienced!

[@ionsparks3621]

Ahhh “Bruce Lee” era

[@crusty_cookie3099]

Not like Winnie-the-Pooh era

[@filipbarabas8941]

I approve.

[@squatch545]

Pretty close. Bruce's first Hong Kong film was made in 1971.

[@user-wt4qs7fc2e]

Look at how plastics were still a rarity in the 60's.

[@aimarramadhan2380]

They use used newspapers

[@shockwave2291]

And now we want to go back to paper haha.

[@sneaky_krait7271]

@@shockwave2291 I don't

[@Pelipear]

@@shockwave2291 You don't have to generalize everyone

[@PrincessSakuno]

that was one of the things that popped into my mind too, about the food stall

[@Vans3151]

I feel like I wished I have a time machine and travel back in the 1960 or 90s at Hong Kong just to explore and tour over there.

[@Pelipear]

90s, no, 60s, yes. For me at least

[@TariqKhan-77]

@@Pelipear 60s, no, 90s, yes. For me at least

[@stephaniemcintosh2808]

A lovely reminder of HK back in the day. It took 30hrs from London to HK and (with no MTR) the bustle and traffic was unbelievable. Water was only available a few times a week and every glass was savoured. The city is so much more sophisticated now...

[@sandeepk4093]

What did people drink in place of water?

[@baboon500]

I’m not even from that era nor am I from Hong Kong but it feels so nostalgic mostly because it is Cantonese and resembles nyc Chinatown. Even the Chinatown in nyc today is nothing like what it was 20 years ago.

[@aliuli657]

@狼 "Westernization"=rape of local culture

[@mich722]

@@aliuli657 Now the entire world is wrecked due to the CCP virus.

[@1blisslife]

5:39 “Feel a thousand miles away from all that transistor technology” That had me thinking... only if they knew how much those “transistors” have shrunk and we carry millions of them in our pockets! Feel a thousand miles away from that? Not for most people nowadays anyway(even in HK). Nice to see how people lived not long ago.

[@johnronald9767]

I love the smell of Constitutional Monarchies in the morning

[@mntsam1930]

Well traditions important I guess...

[@happycantonese1662]

Hong Kong is always the most beautiful city in my heart. Love HK so much!!

[@dimelo3027]

Looks like a ghetto to me.

[@zealousprogrammer4539]

It used to be Now the rioters are destroying everything!

[@ui8977]

@@dimelo3027 hong kong is nice

[@rice.6520]

@@zealousprogrammer4539 "rioters", or people fighting for their freedom

[@andyli6225]

@@rice.6520Freedom to Destroy everything .

[@tristanortega606]

Hong Kong is a great place, just not the people who rule Hong Kong.

[@zkmoonea]

but not with all the US spies mingled with the general Hong Kong residents.

[@ComanderSazabi2000]

@@zkmoonea + 50¢

[@natenae8635]

@@zkmoonea How many Us spies are you saying. Are you saying that the US maintain 10,000 plus spies and China can’t do anything about it because thousands of people seem to be mad at the ccp. So I think what you say is impossible

[@seanmurphy4465]

That statement could be said of a lot of places. USA 🇺🇸 for a start....

[@2handsomeforlaw]

Even thou I live in Norway, Hong Kong has always been a part of my life. Thank you so much for sharing this. I love you Hong Kong!

[@ciarananything]

香港ダイスキ！！！ love from japan 🇭🇰🇯🇵

[@sunnyzc8545]

Wow, Hong Kong has been so colourful and multicultural already from the 1960s till now! Very precious video clips and valuable memories of the past!

[@sangpham9871]

Hong Kong in the 60s looks like the current South East Asia.

[@IceIR27]

You could say that

[@rusty0010]

@@IceIR27he did

[@Joseph6798-t6p]

Which part of south east asia?

[@jeidun]

nah not singapore

[@coolwei1427]

Nah not Malaysia

[@Byhvla]

I really hope Hong Kong will be free soon and it’s own people will make it just as gorgeous as it used to be if not even more gorgeous 🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰

[@capitanmonco]

nah, china is fine

[@gamermapper]

It wasn't free it was colonised by the UK

[@benking3083]

@@gamermapper Colonised by the UK is better then China

[@gamermapper]

@@benking3083 doubt

[@genericcontent5747]

​@@gamermapper I agree, being controlled by the CCP is better than a country who understands those horrible things such as basic human rights

[@mikhwanese]

60s Hong Kong: 🤩 60s Mainland: 😢

[@liufrank1497]

21st Hong Kong: 😥 21st Mainland: 🤩

[@DannyTaddei]

Awesome flashback for me. I moved away in 69 as a kid.

[@NgJackal1990]

69 Hahahaha I get it 😂

[@lodemerisback]

Long live Hongkong!!!

[@jimw.4161]

Great video..... a welcome trip back in time to a much more tranquil era.

[@emptyangel]

what a time to be alive... would I trade in my computer, internet and other modern comforts? maybe...

[@Pelipear]

People from the future would probably be saying that about today

[@roywalker4K]

I live in hong kong for 12 years. Everyday, I can feel the magic moment of hong kong. And I also learn to record hong kong by dji pocket 2.

[@hkchrism]

Nice to see. You could tell that by the late 60s the city was looking much of its architectural heritage, however.

[@mrgustavoperez]

I first visited in the 80’s and will never forget the landing approach to the airport flying below the top of buildings.

[@Gomangoman11]

Free Hong Kong!

[@juyngkwogayo206]

Yea from rioters!!

[@emanekafecaftoggaf6893]

the communists already did

[@mrx9920]

@@juyngkwogayo206 communist rioters

[@rogerroger730]

@@juyngkwogayo206 and from f** authoritarian.

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

Hella advanced engineering and transportation for the 1960s.

[@theatkinsfamily8127]

This is the British colony is the Hong Kong every one loves today!🇬🇧🇭🇰

[@OnlyGrafting]

It looks an ideal place for traditional and modern peoples. The video makes it feel so alive but show at the same time how the hustle and bustle is more concentrated in the city. What a beautiful Hong Kong.

[@The-Man23]

Back when Hilton’s still in hk

[@RangerLVJY]

I’m from Hong Kong… and my teacher told me to watch this for homework

[@jamiekcho]

Sad times... it's only downhill from here

[@leaphengleng2941]

It reminds us when people there used to live under democracy rule peacefully. The Brits helped economic in the city thrive. Millions of migrants risked their life under the communist migrate to seek for democracy. Noone never forgets when the communist party in Mainland starved 20 millions people to death. At the same time, Hong Kongers had lived in a modernize western world. There's no riot, demonstration happened like todat. Everyone still remembered this and will never forget. I'm Cambodian, I always stand behind your back Hong Kong. Keep fighting for democracy.

[@someernie6179]

Thank you very much, stay healthy and safe.

[@missranabella]

My dream is to experience this video through AR device. Everything about this place that year seems perfect for me

[@axl2531]

These videos have so much hope.

[@cecilhocanada]

The ferry between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon is called Yau-Ma-Da 油麻地 not Yamaha which is a Japanese name. But more popular for the tourists is the Star Ferry 天星小輪。

[@clee6746]

Hong Kong in the 60s and 70s was only beautiful at its face value. I lived in HK from 1966 to 1979, life was a struggle in my youth and teenage years. The place was so full of crimes and corruption. The opportunities of getting higher education passed secondary school was scarce and highly competitive. I was one of the many who did not make it but I was lucky enough to be able to have further education in North America. I only visit HK once in many years and my visits turned out much more enjoyable than when I was living there because I was going back as a tourist to spend my vacation.

[@link2442]

Just image that just across the Chinese border millions of mainland chinese were starving in what was called the great leap forward

[@farouqomaro598]

Hong Kong had more freedom as a British colony

[@luilui89]

Kino C take your head out of that bag

[@jyashin]

No Hong Kong did not. Anybody that says otherwise is viewing the past with nostalgia filters. The Chinese were second class people, with no citizens rights whatsoever. Everything was dictated by the British crown, and the wealth was all siphoned off to the UK. Economic mobility for the Chinese was nearly nonexistent. There's a reason why the elderly Hong Kongers are very angry with the rioters today. These young folk had no idea how difficult life was back in the 60s and 70s. They have no idea how much hard work the previous generations put in to give them the privileged life they have today.

[@farouqomaro598]

jyashin Yeah sure

[@Pudpuds-k8k]

@@jyashin And in 2020 after the outbreak of the coronavirus the same elderly people finally understood why the young people of Hong Kong are protesting against the government.

[@NoCareBearsGiven]

CL that doesn’t even have anything to do with what she is talking about

[@葉國樑-k6b]

My lovely old Hong Kong!

[@doyoulikemypfp2986]

This reminds me of all the classic Hong Kong music and movies back in the 80s/90s

[@dmomcilovic9185]

Not a single square inch of this remains intact or not built and rebuilt. This must have been a great place to visit at the time.

[@stevejones8660]

Not with the CCP forcefully in charge now. The bright Hong Kong under British rule of past years is long gone.

[@TheNickyVera]

@@stevejones8660 the handover isn't until 2036 I believe.

[@dornierdo1724]

@@TheNickyVera The handover actually happened in 1997, you can find the footage here: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaeZl2aipdGInJo and here: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/moe9q4WPZb1plck

[@wobblybob5029]

Strange how pleasant and civilized all seem. People seem interested in each other. The people of Hong Kong should decide the future of Hong Kong, such a charming east - west romance.

[@Emysswedmovies]

😅

[@maratmaratov3989]

Time when Bruce Lee was filming his movies in Hong Kong, everything looks the same as in his movies

[@Livetoeat171]

Bruce Lee was a terrible person!

[@squatch545]

Pretty close. Bruce didn't start filming movies (as an adult) in Hong Kong until 1971.

[@M-M-M-M]

From the 60s till the handover in 1997 - the Golden Age of Hong Kong. Lived there for 9 years, would love to go back to those days...

[@CSCSHK]

missing HK old time, simple and happy

[@kevinsjournal]

I was born in the 90s and visited Hong Kong almost every year since the mid 2000s, went back early 2020 and it was the saddest sight to see, everything closed, protests rampant, people distant out of covid, afraid to get near each other, a falling economy, broken police system, and significant decline in tourism and hospitality. It used to have the most luxury hotels, fun sights to explore, gorgeous scenery, and active social scene.

[@snoopybrown2438]

The ‘Old’ Hong Kong was the Pearl of the orient. It will always remain a fond memory for those who (have once upon a time then) experienced the magic and enchantment of this unique British colony. Been there, done that and no regrets..👍👏♥️

[@nguyenvukhoi7268]

Lucky for u back when hk was in its prime i was not born yet

[@distortdude80]

People of hong kong: there's a secret time portal in Kowloon that will zap you back to the 60s... if you really want to.

[@stronzo5000]

Chungking Mansions?

[@VictoryinourStars66]

Homg Kong is probably the only time British colonialism was kinda justifiable

[@flyinpug3791]

Says the white guy.

[@sandeepk4093]

I think that is because they had communist China on their doorstep so they had a strong incentive to govern Hong Kong well (to show that capitalism is better than communism). Before ww2 Hong Kong and most non white colonies were badly governed and exploited to benefit the mother country. That said, the British did an excellent job in developing Hong Kong. kudos also to the Chinese for keeping it that way after the handover.

[@q11q40]

@@flyinpug3791 get a life Wokey

[@flyinpug3791]

@@sandeepk4093 I didn’t know it was that bad before WW2, well I think they treated them better also because British resources were probably exhausted and they probably should play nice because they didn’t want an uprising they couldn’t handle.

[@fsdds1488]

Fun fact: The red and white grids on the hill at 0:38 is still here today, but that hill has became a park with swimming pool, and stray dogs are all over the place, I used to take a walk on the hill and was usually greeted by a a few dogs, stray dogs also used to live on Lion Rock as some old dude was feeding them, but a few years later the government step in and the dogs disappeared, leaving the Monke horde alone.

[@abark]

That was the signal for the pilots heading into the airport to turn before they plowed into a mountain! Basically "Hang a sharp left when you are about to hit the grid".

[@theatkinsfamily8127]

Hong Kong 1841-1997 🇬🇧🇭🇰🇬🇧

[@mlee6136]

Those that have lived or even visited HK over the years absolutely love the place. It’s given so much...the current issues will change over time I’m sure. The people there are so dynamic ...long live Hong Kong 🇭🇰

[@kevinaguilar7541]

I really hate it when people start saying how nice it was before smartphones and modern computers.

[@radiumdude]

they have a point

[@kevinaguilar7541]

@@radiumdude which is?

[@radiumdude]

@@kevinaguilar7541 well, starring into a smartphone / tablet for hours a day, sharing every part of my life with the world, being “available” all the time and worse: getting into the “social media trap” isn’t my definition of “nice”.... the implications of all this from a socio-psychological viewpoint is another can of worms. Smartphones etc can be useful for many things , but the way they are used by the vast majority isn’t exactly beneficial.

[@kevinaguilar7541]

@@radiumdude while I don't entirely agree (for the most part I do agree) with your statement, I will respect it. Your comment is very reasonable.

[@MagikarpMan]

@@radiumdude no one says you have to share your life with the world, I’ve been using the internet for ages and have never posted a pic of myself online or stated my real name. I use the internet for entertainment and it does it better than any other media

[@leogutkowski3917]

The best city in the world 🇭🇰

[@canman5060]

Nobody could have imagine a long bridge linking Macau , China, and Hong Kong is possible in those days.

[@islandceo6688]

@@jonathanng5218 By saying "communist red china" you have not waken up yet.

[@jonathanng5218]

@@islandceo6688 I'm just quoting what they say in the videos. But Chinese is still communists what so ever up today

[@canman5060]

@@islandceo6688 It is still red China and even more red than before.Xi Jin Ping himself is the teenage junior high red guard and a very strong supporter of Chairman Mao in the 1960's during the cultural revolution.Now he completely refuted Deng's modernization and wanted to back to Mao's time and declared himself 'emperor' for life.

[@canman5060]

@@jonathanng5218 They have to be more communist than before under Xi Jin Ping.Just over half refuse but what the hack !

[@utavinzo9481]

@Jonathan Ng !wake up! now is in 9102, not 1980s

[@derrickg91]

That's 50 years ago. The city remained. But most people in the video not around anymore. Life's short.

[@EdwardChan.999]

"Thousand miles away from the transistor technology..." This sentence is brilliantly written... I also just learned that "Shallow water bay" is actually named Repulse Bay, interesting background huh?

[@gkprivate433]

can only imagine how exotic, exciting, clean it was back then

[@amadeus_ex7505]

Crazy to think what was happening on the mainland at the same time as this was being filmed, world's apart then and still are today

[@TuriyanGold]

Mainland chinese then were harmless, now they are like wild animals and swarms of locusts destroying and defecating on everything they touch.

[@worldlife9834]

Hong Kong has taken giant steps backwards as a tourist magnet. The Jumbo restaurant was a real tourist attraction. There is currently a shortage of tourist attractions in the city.

[@phantomthiefirwin9631]

1969-2019 What A Great Leap Backwards

[@蛋魚-r4j]

No surprise under China.

[@MYTHOMINHTRAN]

In these years 1960s, shopping in Hong Kong had been a privilege for government officers, for the rich and for those who had a lavish life style. Saigon was nothing compare to Hong Kong but we call ourselves it was "the pearl of oriental"!

[@aleeko1794]

golden era of hk

[@davidtai3617]

This land is mine, I born in Hong kong, but I have to leave now!! I love Hong Kong so much, I am Hongkonger with tears!

[@chloelaw5341]

That was really cool. My dad was born in 1941 so it was really awesome to see Hong Kong when he was a teenager there. He always talked about the excitement and stuff. Now that I am nearing 30 and experience Hong Kong as a young person, I don't believe the charm and excitement ever really left that city. Unfortunately communist China is coming and as many young people fight for their civil liberties and free media we will only be left with these videos, reminiscing a time when people were free to think for themselves without fear of government surveillance, or social credit scores or access international news, not just news fed to us by the government.

[@jyashin]

First, your dad was 48 when you were born? That's kind of dangerous right? Second, I seriously suggest you look at the data and not just rhetoric. Hong Kong's entire prosperity was due to mainland China, as it was the only gate into the mainland for decades. Even after the economic reforms of 1979, people did business with the mainland by routing through Hong Kong. That was never going to last. The problems Hong Kong faces today would be the exact same problems no matter what government China has.

[@luckerhdd3929]

I would be much more scared to be under UK who is artificially overplaying my country just to spread its influence... you are manipulated by western propaganda a lot. Not everything that looks better at first sight is actually better

[@Willxdiana]

I call bs. My dad is born in 48 and from baoan Hakka. Which shares the new territories as in Hong Kong. Our people were indigieous since 1700 before the British and mainlanders came. There was never no real freedom. My dad didn’t get bno but did get a roc passport overseas.

[@Willxdiana]

Also you may enjoy hk. But I did not. 1960 to 1970 is when my dad became a perm resident and left. Those people are racist to us canto speaking people and rather hear the English and hk Cantonese instead of Chinese Cantonese used in the 60 and 70. A bunch of fools

[@wongkman]

agree@@luckerhdd3929

[@bb.cute.channel]

So beautiful. Need to visit Hong Kong some time! 👍👍👍👍

[@mike8055]

It was quite modern for the 60s!

[@lyndon9210]

I'm going to Hong-Kong for the first time in one month, this will be amazing

[@UhtredOfBamburgh]

I like how he called the marketplace in Hong Kong, "Chinatown"

[@Orthane]

To be fair Hong Kong is culturally different than China.

[@windywendi]

@@Orthane It's always closer to China than to the Western nations.

[@Orthane]

@@windywendi No actually it's not since the British controlled it for a long time.

[@shootupthestore]

@@Orthane No, Hong Kong culturally and ethnically are Chinese, British influence is only in some of our cuisine and our city/transport.🤨 That's like saying Africa is closer to Western nations because they controlled it for a long time.

[@Orthane]

@@shootupthestore I mean... they kinda are in Africa lol. At least in certain parts.

[@popindosin228]

I really love narrator's speech

[@sidmichael1158]

I prefer the life back then than today's.

[@luisvlogs5560]

Transatlantic accent and music makes it for me

[@chenivan4802]

We still have the dragon dance at the beginning of the video every year at Tin Hau’s Birthday in Yuen Long