Royal Leicestershire Regiment leaves for Hong Kong / Preparations made for Red Army advance (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Members of the Royal Leicestershire regiment leave to reinforce the garrison at Hong Kong. In? Full Description: Gaumont British ident SLATE INFORMATION: The Leicester Regiment Leave for Hong Kong ENGLAND: Leicestershire: Members of Leicester regiment leaving barracks to reinforce the garrison at Hong Kong. Good shots of soldiers saying goodbye to family members as boarding train Liverpool: Soldiers boarding transport ship Empire Halladale CHINA: Shanghai: Preparations being carried out before the Red Army advance Civilians digging trenches in Shanghai while the Nationalist army prepares to stand firm before the Red Army advance SHANGHAI Preparations to meet Red Army attack. Digging of trenches by civilians - each family providing one labourer. Refugees continue to pour in while Nationalist forces face Commun