Hong Kong Schoolchildren 1970

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Description

Hong Kong.

Various shots of Asian girls skipping rope - possibly in school ground. Hong Kong children in open air classroom writing in Chinese. More shots of the children playing.

(Colour Neg.)

Date found in the old record - 08/06/1970.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
86296
Sort Number:
UN 4537 L
Time in/Out:
01:17:01:00 / 01:22:18:00
Canister:
UN 4537 L
Film ID:
3021.08
Issue Date:
1970

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