Japan And Hong Kong (1961)

Unissued / Unused material - Hong Kong. LS Hillside covered in shacks and rough buildings. LS Large modern blocks of flats. VS Ext. very high tower blocks. Washing hanging out of some windows. Children play in the playground of the flats. Japan. VS Japanese pearl divers - women - diving near pearl island. They have baskets that float on the surface and as the divers come up they put their catch in the baskets. VS in Japanese gardens with rippling water running through, also there are some swans on the water. CU Woman’s hands as she opens oyster shell and removes pearl. CU pearls being sorted. LS Britannia aircraft taxiing. (Eastman Neg.) Old record suggests material dates from Dec 1961. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historica