Can anyone introduce the background of Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s?

The 1960s in Hong Kong, China, followed the pace of the previous decade and continued to develop and expand manufacturing. Strong economic growth has made Hong Kong, China, one of the Four Asian Tigers, along with Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. With the rapid economic development and the government's active development of infrastructure and public housing, the quality of life of Hong Kong residents has generally improved. However, affected by the unstable factors in mainland China, Hong Kong society has accumulated a lot of public dissatisfaction, leading to the emergence of two riots. However, after the turmoil, the Hong Kong government actively studied how to improve people's livelihood issues and paved the way for the reform of people's livelihood policies in the next ten years. The 1960s can be said to be a turning point for the economy of Hong Kong, China. In 1960, GDP per capita was still relatively low. Comparing the same period, it is about the same as Peru, South Africa and Greece. Argentina's per capita GDP is twice that of Hong Kong, China, while Venezuela's is three times. Although citizens' living standards have steadily increased, wages remain low. The number of registered factories increased from 3

000 in the 1950s to 10

000 in the 1960s, and the number of registered foreign-invested companies also increased from 300 to 500. Although overshadowed by the political struggle in mainland China, there is still a large demand for labor in various industries, which has allowed Hong Kong's manufacturing industry to continue to develop. In the 1970s, Hong Kong, China, experienced many changes. These changes have laid the foundation for the future of Hong Kong, China - from developing manufacturing to developing business. In the 1970s, the special treaty enacted in 1898 to expand the boundaries of Hong Kong, China, only had more than 20 years left, which meant that the British side would soon need to return the New Territories area north of Boundary Street and 235 large and small islands to China. The then Governor of Hong Kong, MacLehose, visited Beijing and began discussing the future of Hong Kong with Chinese leaders. The British had envisioned the feasibility of extending the lease of the New Territories to solve the ongoing problems. However, reality and imagination are two different things. After many rounds of negotiations, the British side's desire to extend the lease period fell through. Instead, it worked with China to start formulating a timetable for returning Hong Kong to China. Clothing 1960s: Hong Kong's industry took off in this era. Various manufacturing industries prospered, especially the garment industry. The booming economy improved the quality of life in Hong Kong, and the lifestyle became more international. The Hong Kong Fashion Festival was held for the first time in 1967, and the works of local fashion designers officially appeared. Subsequently, the fashion festival was held every year, making Hong Kong, China, an emerging fashion design center in Southeast Asia. In addition, driven by American film culture and the overall Westernized dressing of Hong Kong movie stars such as Chen Baozhu and Xiao Fangfang, Hong Kong fashion has undergone major changes. Women's suits have gradually replaced the unfashionable Tang suits, trousers, trousers and cheongsam. For men, it has become fashionable to wear suits, and the most popular ones at that time were those with thin lapels and lower tail slits. Although in the early 1960s, many Hong Kong people still wore Tang suits, trousers, cheongsam, etc., by the end of the 1960s, suits had become the mainstream and kept pace with international fashion changes. Picture reference: .geocities/iawebsite_hongkong/c1.JPG Hong Kong movie star Chan Po-chu’s Westernized dress Westernized clothing swept the 1960s. 1970s: This was the period of economic take-off in Hong Kong, China. It can also be said that it was the era of the arrival of newly wealthy upstarts. At this time, women were chasing men in the mall, and "strong women" emerged. Their financial conditions allow them to buy brand-name clothes, make money easily and spend them faster. Popular clothing styles of this era include men's clothing designed by Yves Saint Laurent (He Shouxin's favorite), strong woman suits (Deng Lianru's version), KENAO's high-soled pine shoes (referring to Lin Yazhen dressed as Xiao Fangfang), and later hippie outfits Post-Hippies, Bruce Lee's Addidas sports suit. Famous brand stores such as Gucci and Dior have also become popular. In this environment, sewing shops are gradually being banned by ready-made clothing stores, fashion stores and department stores. Coupled with the fact that jeans culture from the United States has swept the world, Hong Kong people have begun to give up their restrained dressing style, and suits and collars are no longer a must-have item of clothing. In addition to jeans, low-rise flared pants are also extremely popular. Picture reference: .geocities/iawebsite_hongkong/c2.JPG Jeans were extremely popular in the late 1970s. Transportation: 1960s The construction of highways, buildings, tunnels and reservoirs increased the demand for construction industry. In 1962, after the development of satellite cities in Kwai Chung and Tsuen Wan was completed, development began towards Tuen Mun in the west and Shatin in the north. With the development of the New Territories, the road network in Hong Kong, China, has been greatly expanded. On November 14, 1967, the Lion Rock Tunnel connecting Kowloon Tong and Shatin District was officially opened. It was the earliest road tunnel opened to traffic in Hong Kong, China. In 1969, the Hong Kong Undersea Tunnel across Victoria Harbor connecting Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island and Hung Hom in Kowloon was completed and construction started on September 1 of the same year. In terms of aviation construction, the new passenger terminal building and parking lot of Kai Tak Airport were completed and put into use in 1962. The control tower was also moved to the new passenger terminal building, and the old passenger terminal building was demolished in 1965. The new passenger terminal was used until the airport was relocated in 1998. Transportation: 1970s The first underground railway in Hong Kong, China, the Hong Kong MTR was officially opened to traffic in 1979.

This section of the route serves the citizens of East Kowloon, from Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong. In December of the same year, MTR services were extended to Tsim Sha Tsui. By 1980, citizens could already take the MTR from Kwun Tong Station to Central Station on the other side of Victoria Harbor, located in the central business district of Hong Kong Island. The first undersea tunnel in Hong Kong, China, the Hung Hom Undersea Tunnel, was opened to traffic in 1972. From now on, members of the public will no longer need to take ferry boats to and from Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The small electric boats used to cross the sea have gradually declined since then.

Picture reference: l.yimg/f/iugc/rte/ *** iley_1

Reference: MingB+geocities