This is a story from Hong Kong in the 1950s. It was a magnificent and treacherous era.
In the 1950s, Hong Kong''s economy and society developed rapidly and became one of the richest, most developed and highest living standards in the world. The highest price of land in Hong Kong was $251.40 per square foot. Hong Kong''s population was as high as 1.5 million. Foreign capital poured in and the population increased sharply. The prosperity and rise of the real estate industry can be predicted.
In the 1950s, Hong Kong''s identity gradually changed from a trading port to an industrialized city. With the rise of the real estate industry, industry was also driven. Countless funds flowed into Hong Kong from all parties to develop industry. In the late 1950s, Hong Kong''s logo was changed from sails to high-rise buildings, representing that the real estate industry replaced the shipping industry as a new standard in Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, a newly recruited uniformed policeman earned 120 yuan a month, but the lowest uniformed policeman could get 300 Hong Kong dollars a month. At that time, the detection rate of the Hong Kong police force remained stable at 6% - 10%. Throughout the 1950s, the number of crimes in the Hong Kong Police Force exceeded 100000 every year, showing a state of black and white disorder, Every year, when the case is recorded and closed twice at the middle and end of the year, there are always hundreds of people outside the police force. This is the head who makes a living on behalf of crime.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, Miss Hong Kong was not the self entertainment of Hong Kong people, but the top beauty pageant in Asia that could connect with the world. The selected Hong Kong sister could attend the Miss World beauty pageant in the United States. The Hong Kong sister champion would be signed into a large Hollywood film company in the United States to receive professional film performance training for half a year, with a weekly salary of $250. At that time, A Ford limousine in a Hong Kong car store costs $2000. At that time, Miss Hong Kong, regardless of her origin, could wear the title of champion and become a star sought after by 10000 people.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, singers were also known as singers, and there were no concerts of their own. Nightclubs, bars and dance halls were the places where they performed their voice. At that time, fans also had a unified name, uncle and younger troupe. At that time, singers were not only better than singing, but also smaller than their uncle. At that time, singers stepped down, They also took the initiative to go to the table of the uncle and young troupe to entertain and toast, which was called mountain worship in the industry. At that time, the members of the uncle and young troupe were either rich or expensive. In order to hold the singer, they packed all the seats in the front row all year round, went to the show every night rain or shine, and would also follow the singer to change the scene. They often fought with other singers'' uncle and young troupes for wealth and spent a lot of money.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, dancers could go on a general strike, so that all night performances in Hong Kong had no dancers to accompany them. They asked nightclub owners to increase the salaries and benefits of dancers. Guests were drunk and beat dancers. If nightclub owners didn''t stand up for dancers, they wouldn''t have to think of having dancers to work in this club.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, Filipino maids were still not on the table. Rich families used to hire experienced housemaids, with a monthly salary of 150 yuan, an independent bedroom, a radio in the room, and two big holidays a year. Under such harsh conditions, self grooming women were still hard to find. Having a housemaid with a long braid at home was equal to the face of the owner''s house at that time.
In the 1950s, no one in Hong Kong claimed to be Hong Kong, Chaozhou, Shunde, Huzhou or Fujian, one chamber of Commerce, one place at a time. When you need to make a statement, you don''t need to call the police. You just need to say hello to the president of the chamber of commerce or the leader of the prefix, and naturally someone will come forward to solve it, even if there is a struggle, mechanical struggle, death and injury in the end, And I will never benefit from my fellow countrymen.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, the world''s top famous brands had not yet landed. People with a little money wanted to wear Western clothes and had to go to foreign Western clothes shops to make their own clothes. The really rich Chinese would go on business trips all the year round and invite barbers and Shanghai tailors from Shanghai to make their own clothes. At that time, in a barber shop in Hong Kong with the word "Shanghai", barbers could work from morning to night and earn HK $300 a day together with tips, which was higher than many people''s monthly salary.
In the 1950s, in Hong Kong, the number of factories increased from 1478 to 8809, and the number of workers increased from 80000 to 370000. Countless tycoons rose from them, including finance, textile, shipping, entertainment, newspaper industry, toys, wigs and clothing, which were later called leaders in various industries.
In the 1950s, Hong Kong was adjacent to Macao. A group of bandits formed by the collapse of the Kuomintang crossed the waters of the two places, looting merchant ships, fast ships, fierce people and complete guns. At that time, they were known as "big day two".
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, people valued loyalty and kept their promises. When they first came to Hong Kong, they had no relatives. They only had to ask for help in the teahouse with a local accent, and they could get up and help each other. No matter they went to school, looked for a job, found a place to live, or asked their relatives, they must deal with them one by one.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, 1700 rickshaws were running on the road, competing for business with the jingling Hong Kong Trams and emerging buses. At that time, the tram fare was six cents per person. At that time, the price was six cents per person. You could eat a bowl of pig blood porridge and two fried dough sticks. In order to fight against the new means of transportation, rickshaws started a five cent trip to Hong Kong and Kowloon to fight against cars with their feet, Finally, the Hong Kong government was forced to stop issuing yellow charter vehicle licenses and restrict the driving route of yellow charter vehicles.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, young men either went to the police academy or entered the prefix, or both. Only those who were rejected by both would go to work in the factory. Working in the factory was considered to be unpromising. At that time, parents would rather marry their daughter to a rich man as a little wife than to a poor boy, It was a time when polygamy was allowed.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, when walking on the streets, you can always meet a beautiful woman called "Jiao Po", or a beautiful cheongsam with glass stockings and brightly colored high-heeled leather shoes, or a self-made broken flower narrow sleeved jacket with skirt like trouser legs, a pair of jade feet, high-heeled gold painted red clogs, passing you by, Maybe you will leave a faint taste of "guangshengxing" toilet water at the tip of your nose. The red world is charming and beautiful, just like the fragrance, lingering in your heart.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, countless rich and tycoons had not yet made a fortune, and countless beautiful women and talented people had not yet become old.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, black and white colluded and the order was chaotic. No one had yet formulated the rules between black and white.
In Hong Kong in the 1950s, a man named song TIANYAO passed through.
And this story began when he was refused to enter the Royal Hong Kong Police School at the age of 18 in 1951