Around the World in 80 Days - David Niven (1956) - Cheung Chau

I have to thank Gwulo user, hkspace_wl, who recently posted a screen capture from Around the World in 80 Days showing that it does include some footage, albeit very brief, of Hong Kong and its environs.

The film was shot in 1955 and wiki states that principal photography took place between August and December of that year. It doesn't mention it specifically, but I assume this included all the location footage as well. It's interesting to me because Hong Kong is not listed in the film's page over at the AFI catalog. The history section of the film is an interesting read and well worth a few minutes of your time.

The actors' scenes were obviously shot on a film set and not on location in Hong Kong. Even by 1955 standards, Hong Kong was a modern city and would not have been able to provide the proper period setting for any close up scenes. It's this same reason why Cheung Chau was chosen as the best representation of the Victorian-era colony for the wide angle shots. Sadly it's only two, too brief snippets.

Both images are supposedly of Victoria Harbour, but obviously are looking west from Cheung Chau. The island on the centre left is Shek Kwu Chau where Hong Kong's new waste incinerator is currently being constructed. The second image shows the view further to the right (north) and shows a bit more of Lantau's southern coastline.

The main thing to note from the top photo is that the building bottom centre, with the roof terrace and flag, is still around. You can read a bit more about it on the Gwulo screen capture link I posted above.