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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Whicker's Orient - Alan Whicker (1972) - Pak Shek Au, North District

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As mentioned in an earlier post, Whicker's Shaw episode coincides with the filming of The Water Margin and he heads off to a location s...
Monday, June 12, 2023

Whicker's Orient - Alan Whicker (1972) - Shaw Villa

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Part of the interview Whicker conducts with Sir Run Run was filmed in and around his villa, located on the backlot of the studio. Judging by...
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Sunday, June 11, 2023

Whicker's Orient - Alan Whicker (1972) - Shaw Movietown

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The third and final installment of Alan Whicker's 1972 foray to Hong Kong is "What Makes Shaw Run Run?" and is an episode base...
Saturday, June 10, 2023

Whicker's Orient - Alan Whicker (1972) - Tung Wah Coffin Home, Sandy Bay

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For his final 'to camera' piece for The Freedom Swimmers , Whicker goes to the Tung Wah Coffin Home in Pokfulam to explain how the d...
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Whicker's Orient - Alan Whicker (1972) - View over Wanchai

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The following is a collection of screencaps from some aerial footage shot above Wanchai. The view starts, in the top image, looking east abo...
Monday, June 5, 2023

Whicker's Orient - Alan Whicker (1972) - Kowloon Walled City

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Whicker does some more reporting from the infamous Kowloon Walled City and alludes to a confrontation with some triads in a later part of th...
Sunday, June 4, 2023

Whicker's Orient - Alan Whicker (1972) - Government Piers, Central

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 Here is a brief glimpse of the former Govt piers located along the old seafront in Central. I'm not sure what their function was but it...
Saturday, June 3, 2023

Whicker's Orient - Alan Whicker (1972) - Des Voeux Road Central

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Some more Whicker narration as the program gives us afew vignettes from around the territory including this footage below as a deliveryman c...