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Hong Kong Scenes begin

Reeds of incense, smoking

High speed ferries and Sampans speed across the harbor

Pan up a flashy modern hi-rise

Rendering of a Hong Kong map and surrounding territory including the Kowloon peninsula, New Territory, and 235 outlying islands. A narrator unseen gives history of the territories

Pan up shiny new hi-rise skyscrapers

Montage of banks in Hong Kong

Montage Hong Kong city scenes, peds, traffic, outdoor markets, bike rider with large basket on back of bike, people at work pushing goods across street in large baskets, trucks loaded with goods, busy narrow streets, industry and skyline along the harbor

Street markets with goods sold in open air market stalls. Throngs of street shoppers. Money changes hands. Jewelry and Asian pottery and dishes

Dining - interior restaurant, displays of food from dim sum to open air street stalls

People shop in open air fresh vegetable market. Chef prepares food in a large wok at an outdoor market

Culture and fun in Hong Kong - montage. A looped roller coaster, a whale performs tricks at an aquarium, boat racers at the Lunar Year, Festival, traditional cultural dancers, Asian cruise ships, and famous Peak Tram

CU an odd home made musical instrument, street musicians perform

Asian architecture, an ornate roofline

WS a large pot with Joss sticks burns in front of a temple

Hong Kong's Outer Islands - pan across farmland and rural life in Hong Kong, fishing villages, Budhist monasteries, and isolated beaches.

Fishing boats at dock - mountains in background. The serene feel of a fishing village, people fishing look peaceful

Interior WS of an Asian alter with bronze statues of Gods or deities

The Kowloon Canton passenger train rides through the countryside, passing farms, and farmers tending their crops. A farmer is seen watering his crops in the ancient manner of his ancestors with double watering cans hanging on a rod across his back.

Northwest corner of China, fish caught in a net, hundreds of ducks in the water. oyster beds and open air seafood markets

CUs and var shots of a small clan of Kam Tin people, the single clan who live in the walled village. They pose wearing traditional large round wide brimmed hats

An ancient Hong Kong temple in a garden like settings

Pan of Hong Kong skyline

Jet-Foil ferry high speed hydrofoil ferry speeds across the Hong Kong harbor

Montage shots around Macau, a crowded street market, a string of retail shops, cu of a beautiful Asian woman holding her adorable child, shoppers, peds

The Bishop's palace is seen on Penha Hill. Dramatic views and pan of the old city and inner harbor and China from the palace

Montage of sites in Macau, the harbor, one of the many temples, people strolling through a park, a fishing boat floats slowly on the water, bicycle drawn buggy in downtown, parked buggys

Hong Kong Scenes Continue with Hong Kong at night

Downtown Hong Kong at night, thousands of neon lights flashing above restaurants, nightclubs, billboards, double decker busses, int. jazz club where musicians are seen performing.

Next Segment Begins, Singapore

Shots of the lush green city known as the Garden City, where hi-rises seem to grow right out of the lush vegetation around the city

A bicycle-drawn buggy riding down the street with a passenger in downtown Singapore

Varied cultures and lifestyles of Singapore, a Hindu body transcendence ritual, a computerized aquatic light show

Shots around the port in Singapore, tugboats, anchored ships in the harbor, cargo ships

Pan the coastline of Singapore along the Singapore River

MS statue of a Merlion (half fish half lion) overlooking the river - Singapore's iconic mythical mascot. Various shots day and night

Pan out from top of a glistening ultra modern hi-rise building to the surrounding hi-rises with shots of older historic buildings and the everyday life immersed close by

A montage of cu's of beautiful Asian faces young and old

A man waves at the camera from his street market basket shop. Several shots of happy people who wave at the camera and smile as they walk, drive and bike by

Shots of the narrow streets of Chinatown, temples next to shops, crowded streets filled with markets, a woman pushes filled cart through the streets, adorable Chinese girl walking with her mom, dumplings cooking in large steaming pots, people shopping at the markets, a Chinese palm reader

People in a park are seen practicing the ancient Chinese meditation in motion, Tai Chi

CU incense sticks burning

Two color rendering of the Phillipines, Indonesia, Malaysia

A street market across the street from the Sultan, baskets are seen hanging from the shops. Shots of many of the goods found in the markets, brass candle holders, rugs and beautiful fabrics

CU a green parrot (side view face)

An ornate and elaborate tall Hindu temple covered with dozens of colored statues of the deities (all the way to the top!)

Int Hindu temple, people sitting on the ground, a woman at an alter praying, a man dressed in what looks like a white towel wrapped around his wast places flowers at the alter, a woman with fire baton swirls it around a statue. Narrator unseen talks about the Hindu religion, its deep traditions and fascinating rituals

CU a scary looking Hindu statue face with bulging eyes and fangs

A man sits cross legged with an interesting looking drum at a street Festival of Ti-pooson(?). Participants present feats of bizarre endurance not seen anywhere - a man walks in a trance within a sort of steel spoked contraption, another man with skewers through his cheeks and tongue, some walk for miles in steel cages, cu chains pierced in a man's flesh

Dining in Singapore - a spinning display of plates with delicious looking varied dishes, people eating from a buffet with many choices, fancy cakes and a beautiful display of desserts, street side cooking, dumplings

Two Singapore fishermen in a row boat

A montage of dining in Singapore, fresh shell fish on ice, a street market with Fried Oysters, chefs cook over giant flames outside

Hands hold skewered marinated meet on a stick - Satay. Shots of people eating at an outdoor street restaurant, namely the Satay Club where many cooks barbecue the satay over open flames

WS people eating at tables outside a row of hawker stalls. Shots of the variety of different cuisines found at the stalls. Another open air hawker center named, Newton Circle is seen where a wide variety of local cuisine can be had such as Chinese noodles to Western Barbecue

People at an outside table seen eating soup out of what looks like a coconut shell. Tilt down shot ice cubes are added to the bowl.

Women dining at a fine restaurant. Shots of delicious looking food on display at an open buffet

Ext and int. shots of the famous Raffles Hotel built in 1887, neo-Renaissance style. Lushly landscaped pool area and a doorman stands outside beneath the Raffles plaque. Original renderings of the original hotel which was the hub of social life in the 1920's. Currently the hotel is still one of the most elegant hotels in Asia. CU of a tray of Singapore Slings, a drink that was invented in the Raffles Long Bar

Sign for the Singapore Handicraft Centre. Montage of the many exotic Asian handicraft stores from 16 Asian countries.

CUs of many equally exotic bugs resting on the plants

Large sign covered in greenery for the Jurong Bird Park. Shots of some of the 3,000 birds from all over the world including the beautiful Red Bird of Paradise perched on some twigs

19th century Fort Siloso built by the British, a complex of tunnels filled with cannons and guns. A large cannon points out to sea

Singapore nightlife. Dancing at clubs and discos, spectacular neon light shows on Sentosa Island

A man rides a bicycle in the city with a basket full of bananas