Macao Communist China
Macao Communist China
Clip: 425637_1_1
Year Shot: 1967
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1756
Original Film: 040-008-04
HD: N/A
Location: Macao, China
Timecode: 00:53:07 - 00:53:33
Threat of a Communist Chinese invasion drives Portuguese civilians out of Macao, seeking sanctuary in Hong Kong. Alleged Nationalist spies and worker disputes are at the root of the trouble but the mass exodus is seen as a positive prelude to a Communist takeover in Macao. A Marquee with S.S Macau and a picture of an ocean liner made of florescent lighting. CU Chinese people held back by police in a roped off area. Two elderly women walking past in fur coats. CU Portuguese civilians in exodus. Back of a mother holding her sleeping child.