Retro Hong Kong: bad haircuts, floral prints and sweet vintage cars (VIDEO)

Take a look back at Hong Kong during what appears to be the 50s and 60s, when life was slightly slower, cars looked cooler, and both men and women had questionable bobs.

This video, posted to YouTube by Ken W, shows planes landing at the old Kai Tak airport,  ferries and trams chugging along as they still do, and families squeezing into traditional rickshaws.

There are also some bonus shots of some of Hong Kong’s outlying islands, which were just as beautiful then as they are now.

In case you weren’t feeling nostalgic enough already, the video is set to Mary Hopkin’s 1968 song “Those Were The Days”.

Those were the days, indeed! 




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