Hong Kong (series) - Rod Taylor (1960) - Queen's Road East, Wanchai

So, back to the black and white 1960's to continue with Rod Taylor's Hong Kong series. Next up is episode 4, Freebooter. The plot revolves around an old US air pilot who does "freebooter" work for whoever pays him money. One of his jobs has made him an enemy of a nearby country who are trying to get him back to answer for his past.

Like most other episodes, the actual on-location filming is minimal but there are some nice glimpses, including this brief shot up Queen's Road East from the direction of Hennessy Road/Queensway. You can make out the retaining wall on the right where the ARP portals are and Gwulo.com has an excellent colour picture of the old building (on the left) that sat on the corner plot now occupied by Generali Tower (formerly known as the Sincere Insurance Building before it was revamped). Although that colour image was shot in 1953 you can see that it looked more or less the same for the 1960 TV show.