Hong Kong-1982: Double Decker Tram Travelling The Streets

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

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Double Decker Tram Travelling The Streets — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1982 capturing a bustling Hong Kong street scene. A green double-decker tram, marked with route number 119 and a red advertisement for Lee Kum Kee, travels along tracks through a dense urban environment. Pedestrians cross the street and walk along sidewalks, while other vehicles, including a red car and a yellow tram, share the road. The scene is framed by tall buildings with Chinese signage, showcasing a mix of mid-rise and high-rise architecture under bright daylight. The film exhibits characteristic grain, color fading, and slight motion blur typical of 8mm archival 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: 122796705

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 1980s Hong Kong urban transport, street-life, or city-mobility sequences needing real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The green double-decker tram, route number 119, Chinese signage, dense high-rise street, and road markings support an early-1980s Hong Kong setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot street perspective, watching trams, pedestrians, and traffic move through an active city intersection without staging.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include double-decker trams, tram rails, Chinese shop signs, tall apartment and commercial buildings, pedestrians, cars, and bright street crossings.
Film character: The clip carries 8mm archival texture with visible grain, soft focus, color shift, exposure variation, and slight handheld instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a period city insert, transit cutaway, establishing beat, or memory-style transition within Hong Kong or urban transport stories.
Historical context: The scene shows everyday street movement in a dense Hong Kong corridor, with public transit, foot traffic, and commercial signage sharing the frame.
Research note: People and faces are visible at a distance, and the Lee Kum Kee advertisement and other signage may require separate likeness, trademark, or location review.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1982 Hong Kong 8mm tram footage, double-decker tram street scene, urban transport home movie, and vintage Hong Kong traffic.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1982 Hong Kong street footage, then broader vintage Asian tram or urban transport material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1982 Hong Kong street view with a green double-decker tram, route 119, moving along tracks amid tall buildings and pedestrians. — A route 119 double-decker tram enters a busy Hong Kong street scene.

1982 Hong Kong traffic scene with a route 119 tram in front, another tram ahead, pedestrians crossing, and high-rise buildings around the tracks. — Trams, cars, and pedestrians share a dense Hong Kong street corridor.

Close 1982 Hong Kong view of a green route 119 double-decker tram with a red advertisement, with traffic, pedestrians, and buildings beyond. — A green double-decker tram passes near the camera as street traffic continues behind it.

1982 Hong Kong intersection view with a green double-decker tram, pedestrians crossing the tracks, a yellow tram ahead, and dense buildings lining the street. — Pedestrians cross the tramway as double-decker trams move through the city street.

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