Hong Kong in the 1970s underwent many changes that shaped its future, led for most of the decade by its longest-serving and reform-minded Governor, Murray MacLehose. Economically, it reinvented itself from a manufacturing base into a financial centre.
Companies were also seeking well educated employees for complex projects. Seventy-two percent of overseas graduates between 1962 and 1976 would come back to Hong Kong to take on highly skilled domestic positions.
The 1970s was when Hong Kong gained daily news broadcasts. News programmes ranked in the top 10 continuously for a decade. 66% of the population tuned in regularly covering 2 to 3 million viewers nightly.
Hong Kong also found itself at a unique geographical and cultural crossroads. Many of the western artists like Elvis Presley and The Beatles were getting exposure in the music industry. Toys from Japan have arrived in Hong Kong via random and inconsistent shipments in the past.
These fascinating photos from Ralf K that show what Hong Kong looked like in the 1970s.
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| Aberdeen, Hong Kong |
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| Aberdeen, Hong Kong |
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| Aberdeen Floating Restaurant, Hong Kong |
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| A Village in New Territories, Hong Kong |
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| Cable Car System, Ocean Park, Hong Kong |
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| Causeway Bay, Hong Kong |
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| Causeway Bay, Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong |
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| Chinese Junk, Hong Kong |
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| Chinese Temple ,Hong Kong |
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| Ching Chung Koon, Hong Kong |
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| Ching Ye Bridge, Hong Kong |
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| Closed Area, Hong Kong |
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| Cross-Harbor Tunnel Exit, Hong Kong |
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| Garden Theatre, Ocean Park, Hong Kong |
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| Happy Valley By Night, Hong Kong |
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| Happy Valley, Hong Kong |
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| Harbor Tunnel Entrance Hong Kong |
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| Hotel Peninsula, Hong Kong |
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| Jordan Road Car Ferry, Hong Kong |
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| Jordan Road, Hong Kong |
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| Jumbo Floating Restaurant, Hong Kong |
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| Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong |
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| Kai Tak Runway, Hong Kong |
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| Kowloon Ferry, Hong Kong |
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| Nam Sang Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong |
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| Ocean Park Theatre, Hong Kong |
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| Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong |
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| Peak Tower Restaurant, Hong Kong |
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| Reclaimed Ground, Hong Kong |
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| Repulse Bay, Hong Kong |
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| Resettlement State, Hong Kong |
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| Sampan Rides, Hong Kong |
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| Sha Ting Restaurant, Hong Kong |
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| Star Ferry, Hong Kong |
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| Star Ferry, Hong Kong |
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| Sung Wong Toi, Hong Kong |
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| Swimming Pool, Hong Kong |
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| Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong |
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| The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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| The Three Buddha Pavilion, Hong Kong |
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| Tower Clock at Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong |
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| View of Kowloon, Hong Kong |
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| Waterloo Road, Hong Kong |
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