Hong Kong - Last performance of massed bands

(26 Jun 1997) T/I: 10:21:02


A crowd of over 16,000 filled a sports stadium in Hong Kong for the last public performance of The Massed Bands & Pipes and Drums, a British military tradition which has come to an end in the colony.
Four military bands representing the different regiments of the British garrison entertained the crowd with well known marching tunes and ended with a rousing rendition of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope & Glory which brought the crowd of expatriates and locals to their feet.

SHOWS:

HONG KONG 25/6
Gv stadium
people arriving
close up faces
band of scots guards marches on
zoom to band
band marching
band marches off
crowd of expatriates
applause
faces in crowd
massed bands play rule britannia
faces in crowd
flags of britain, british hong kong & hong kong urban council
britons applaud and sing along to land of hope & glory

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