Hong Kong 1949 strolling from midlevel to downtown
Going to the office from MacDonnell Road through Icehouse street to the bank in des Voeux Road Central in the (g)olden days – twenty years old! See my other 190 video clips here: //nl.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=MichaelRogge&p=r
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No, I do not recall it as I always walked westward. Yet nice to hear that you are trodding the same way as I did fifty years before! I wonder whether such bus 12A then – or did it pass Garden Road?
Thanks, that would be appreciated. When I returned in 1989 I hardly recognized the road! Now I hear that HK has even changed more since that time.
I’ll take a few photos of areas that look like they may match the film clip.
I’m a recent arrival, so I haven’t developed any real routines yet. Some days when the weather isn’t cooperating, I hop the 12A bus to Central, though I prefer to walk it. Every other day I walk up the stairs to Bowen to run along the rare bit of level road in the Mid-levels. My wife and I live at Welsby Court at 78-80 MacDonnell, which is an older low-rise. Perhaps you recall it?
and do you climb them from down town daily?
I live on MacDonnell Rd now very close to the location of your former home. The stairs still exist; here are several sets of them between MacDonnell and Kennedy as well as MacDonnell and Bowen Rd above. Wonderful videos.
OMG, I used to live at 100. Macdonnell Road when I was a child. That water running down the steps looks so familiar. The steps link Macdonnell Raoad & Kennedy road by the school St. Pauls Co-ed where I attended. I left H.K. when I was 17. Thanks for the great clips! ;-P
Of course there was no taping, or video recording at the time. It was filmed with my 9,5mm filmcamera. I asked friends to record me going to the office. The film was intended for my parents home, who were not to see me again in six years’ time.
Michael, who taped all these for you?
thanks for the great videos! is absolutely amazing.
How tall are you?
Micheal thanks for contributing, this videos will surely over lived you
What a nice video with handsome Michael!!
I missed my Dad so much.
He was living in this period & I know what he had seen before & things around with him. It’s amazing! I’ve already subbed you.
Thank you so much!
Bo Bo ^ v ^
Tx for sharing. Cool
Truely amazing!!
u so handsome guy
Looks like Jason Bourne traveled back in time to 1949
u were cute, ha
Me, with my head in the clouds, not being aware of my being ‘handsome’ !
Who is that handsome guy there
Great video, Michael! I live on Conduit road and have been thinking about doing a similar video of my walk down the escalator every day. It would be fun to pair them up!!
i really enjoyed this. thank you so much for posting!
Thank you for your video, let know more about the Old Hong Kong, Thank you Michael!
CheungfromHK found you.
Which neighbour is that?