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.
Corruption was a way of life in Hong Kong in this period, being the norm in all government departments. Policemen would often extract bribes (popularly called "tea fee") before they investigated a crime, as did firemen before they rescued people and put out fires.
Economically, it reinvented itself from a manufacturing base into a financial centre.
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.
Take a look at these vintage photos taken by nickphoto21 to see what life of Hong Kong looked like in 1973.
Corruption was a way of life in Hong Kong in this period, being the norm in all government departments. Policemen would often extract bribes (popularly called "tea fee") before they investigated a crime, as did firemen before they rescued people and put out fires.
Economically, it reinvented itself from a manufacturing base into a financial centre.
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.
Take a look at these vintage photos taken by nickphoto21 to see what life of Hong Kong looked like in 1973.
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| San Po Hong resettlement flats, Lion Rock behind |
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| A village in Clearwater Bay |
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| Assembly building, one of the few remaining old colonial buildings |
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| Causeway Bay area at night |
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| Central District and Kowloon Peninsula from The Peak |
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| Central District at night |
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| Cheung Chau. Dodging the wave |
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| Cheung Chau. Alongside the beach |
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| Cheung Chau. Junk building |
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| Cheung Chau. Junk building |
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| Cheung Chau. The harbour |
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| Cheung Chau |
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| Congested buildings in Hollywood Road area |
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| Connaught Road night market |
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| Connaught Road night market |
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| Connaught Road night market |
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| Connaught Road night market |
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| Connaught Road night market |
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| Connaught Road night market |
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| Connaught Road night market |
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| Crowded balconies |
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| Hard work |
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| Hollywood Road area |
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| Hong Kong Island's tram route |
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| Kam Tin Walled Village |
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| Kam Tin Walled Village |
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| Kam Tin Walled Village |
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| Kowloon. Shanghai Street |
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| Man sitting by his rickshaw |
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| Old junks |
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| Ornate balconies |
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| People at a night restaurant |
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| Sai Kung |
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| Sai Kung |
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| Scrap metal collector takes a rest |
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| Sheung Shui. Doing the washing |
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| Sheung Shui. Frontier Closed Area |
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| Sheung Shui |
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| Shops and stalls around the Hollywood Road area of Hong Kong |
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| Street market at Hollywood Road area |
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| Street market at Hollywood Road area |
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| Street market at Hollywood Road area |
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| Street market |
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| Street market |
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| The fortune teller |
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| The Kowloon peninsula opposite Hong Kong Central district |
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| The new territories from Hong Kong Peak |
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| The north of Hong Kong Island with landfilled areas ready for building |
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| US navy ships visiting Hong Kong for R & R during the Vietnam war |
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| Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats |
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| Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats |
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| Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats |
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| Wong Tai Sin resettlement flats |
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| Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance |
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| Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance |
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| Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance |
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| Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance |
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| Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance |
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| Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance |
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| Wong Tai Sin Temple entrance |
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