Students of the Rural Training College in the countryside in the 1950s. Founded in 1946, the college aimed to provide trained teachers for rural schools in the New Territories.
This photograph captures women wearing cheongsam and the Chinese-style two-piece attire. The latter was a style commonly worn by women of the working class. Taken in Hong Kong, circa 1953.
Famous film actresses Nam Hung (front row, first from right) and Josephine Siao (back row, first from right) attend the raffle draw of the Hong Kong Government Lottery in the Concert Hall of Hong Kong City Hall, 1965.
To complement the opening of 'Hong Kong Week' on 30 October 1967, a fashion show entitled 200 Years of Chinese Beauties was held on the same day at the Mandarin Hotel (now Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong) in Central; the cheongsam segment was the most eye-catching part of the show.
To complement the opening of 'Hong Kong Week' on 30 October 1967, a fashion show entitled 200 Years of Chinese Beauties was held on the same day at the Mandarin Hotel (now Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong) in Central; the cheongsam segment was the most eye-catching part of the show.
Several women wearing cheongsams during the parade at the evening gala held at the Hong Kong Stadium to mark the end of 'Hong Kong Week' on 5 November 1967.
Several women wearing cheongsams during the parade at the evening gala held at the Hong Kong Stadium to mark the end of 'Hong Kong Week' on 5 November 1967.
