Hong Kong-1982: Green Tram Passes on City Street

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationHong Kong
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 Hong Kong

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Green Tram Passes on City Street — Clip Details

High-angle vintage 8mm footage from Hong Kong in 1982 captures a green double-decker tram, number 51, moving along dedicated tracks. Passengers wait at a platform as the tram approaches and passes, with classic cars and other vehicles visible on adjacent roads. The clip shows a bustling urban scene with people in period attire, filmed through a window with a dark frame, exhibiting natural film grain and color fading characteristic of home movie footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122709951

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Hong Kong Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for archive requests needing 1980s Hong Kong urban transport footage for documentary inserts, city-history sequences, or period street-life context.
Period detail: The green double-decker tram, route number, platform railings, road markings, and period cars support an early-1980s Hong Kong street setting.
Home-movie behavior: The high, window-framed viewpoint gives the scene the candid value of a visitor filming everyday tram movement and waiting passengers from above.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a green tram, dedicated tracks, platform railings, waiting passengers, adjacent traffic lanes, cars, road arrows, and window-frame shadows.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and exposure shifts that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief city transit insert, a period-establishing cutaway, or a transition into Hong Kong street activity.
Historical context: The clip shows tram travel integrated with road traffic and pedestrian waiting areas, offering visual context for everyday urban mobility in Hong Kong.
Research note: People and tram markings are visible, so copyright, likeness, and identifiable transport or advertising elements should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1982 Hong Kong tram footage, 8mm city street traffic, green double-decker tram, and vintage urban transportation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Hong Kong material, then other 1982 Hong Kong street scenes, then broader vintage public-transport and city-traffic footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

High-angle 1982 Hong Kong street view with tram tracks, a platform of waiting passengers, adjacent traffic lanes, and a dark window frame. — Passengers wait beside tram tracks as traffic moves on the neighboring road.

Green double-decker tram number 51 approaches passengers waiting on a 1982 Hong Kong tram platform beside active road traffic. — A green tram nears the platform while passengers wait along the track edge.

A green Hong Kong double-decker tram passes below the camera, with waiting passengers, road traffic, and overhead framing visible. — The tram passes the waiting area as cars continue along the adjacent lanes.

Rear high-angle view of a green double-decker tram traveling away on Hong Kong tracks amid cars and roadside buildings. — The tram recedes along dedicated tracks between traffic lanes and city buildings.

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