Hong Kong Local Movie Scenes in Yau Tsim Mong

A glimpse of the city's past and present, through looking at local cinematic scenes from the 80s and 90s

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Hong Kong Local Movie Scenes in Yau Tsim Mong

Kowloon Hong Kong

Created By: Leona

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We can understand a lot of things from movies, from the daily lives of the locals, to their culture and even the historical significance of the city. Through visiting locations from different local cinematic scenes, we could get a sense of how things were in the past and how they had changed to take on their present appearance.


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Film location of: City on fire Shanghai Street is a 2.3 km long street through Jordan, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok. The building complex in Shang Hai Street was Prewar Balconies Buildings. Now, Those buildings is Grade II historic Buildings. A... Read more
Film location of: The Lucky Guy Hung Wan Bing Teng is a traditional bing-sutt mixed with bakery, with over 40 years of history. Ice room (Bing Sutt/ Bing Teng) is a traditional cold drinking restaurant that first appeared in the 1960s as... Read more
Film location of: As Tears Go By Yau Ma Tei Theatre is the only surviving pre-World War II theatre in Kowloon District. It was recently converted into a venue for Cantonese opera 
Filming location of: As tears go by Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market was founded in 1913 with over 100 years of history. Since 2009, it was classified as a Grade II Historic Building. In addition to its architectural value, several Frui... Read more
filming location of: Chungking Express Chungking Mansions was completed in 1961, which acts as a large gathering place for the ethnic minorities in HK. It made up of many independent low-budget hotels, shops and restaurant. ...
Filming location of: When Fortune Smiles Hong Kong Clock Tower is officially known as Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower. It has a 44 metres height. The clock tower was established in 1915 and began its service in March 1921. In 199... Read more

 

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