Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong

Another of the shots that closes the first part of the film is this one of Connaught Road Central. You can see the side of the Hong Kong Club on the left. The green section seen through the overhead road sign is the garden that surrounds the Cenotaph.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Percival Street, Causeway Bay

There are a few more interesting shots taken at street level that mark the end of the first part of the movie (it's split into two sections, the first half is when they first meet, the second half is a year later and they bump into each other again). This one was taken along Percival Street right at the junction with Russell Street/Matheson Street. (for those interested in how this same junction looked in the 1950's, check out this post from Flight to Hong Kong).

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - View from the Peak

Another great time lapse shot, this time from the vantage point of, I believe, Lugard Road on the Peak. The clarity of the air makes me think this was likely shot in the early summer - perhaps June of 2015 - however, I'm not aware of the shooting schedule. It's quite rare to get clear days like this outside of the months of May/June/July.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - View over Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon

I've previously mentioned the rather outstanding cinematography of this film and it has some really nice looking time-lapse captures as well, including this view over Yau Ma Tei. This impressive sequence was shot from the top of the "Hotel Madera" building on Cheung Lok Street.

Anyway, the tall buildings on the right are a development called "The Coronation" and you can see Stonecutter Island and bridge in the background as well as Tsing Yi Island (far right) behind it. Believe it or not, Castle Peak can be seen in the far distance on the right behind Tsing Yi (between the two uprights of Stonecutter's Bridge).

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Ping Pong 129, Sai Ying Pun

So, after all that walking around, Ruby decides she doesn't want to meet her friends after all and offers to buy Josh a drink. He agrees and they go to a bar 'nearby'. It turns out that the bar they go to is a real one called Ping Pong 129 and, in reality, is in Sai Ying Pun - not Lan Kwai Fong as implied in the film.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - D'Aguilar Street, Central

I'm back after a 2 week (mask free!) London sojourn in which I started to see lots of London film locations and now know what will be keeping me busy should I ever need to move back.

Anyway, almost reaching the final destination and I understand why the film has the title it does...it's taken so long to walk to Lan Kwai Fong from Mee Lun Street that it's "already tomorrow in Hong Kong". Anyway, as we approach the destination we are given a quick look up and down D'Aguilar Street. It looks just as hideous as I remember it.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Wyndham Street, Central

Back to Wyndham Street for this post as they get slightly nearer to their destination at Lan Kwai Fong. The two establishing shots are followed by the two protagonists walking down the step in front of The Centrium. Anyway, with that I'm off for a quick break but will (hopefully) pick up where I've left off at the end of the month. Until then be safe and remember to WASH YOUR HANDS!

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Queensway, Central

The next location is a much larger area compared to the narrow streets that have taken up much of the last few posts. This is the stretch of Queensway in front of the Cheung Kong Centre and Bank of China Tower just before it turns into Queen's Road Central. The scene starts off with the camera positioned on the Garden Road flyover looking down as the two cross the road.

We then get some nice views looking up at the various tall buildings here including the much smaller (but more stylish) Bank of China Building (the older BoC), HSBC HQ, Cheung Kong Centre and the Bank of China Tower.

There is a brief shot of the pair as they enter Chater Garden...

...and then inexplicably (though keeping with the illogical way the walk has gone up to now) they end up all the way back over to the Garden Road flyover where the camera was located for the opening shot. The spiral staircase is the same one that you can walk down from Garden Road back onto Queensway by the entrance to Chater Garden.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Duddell Street, Central

Next up is a little trip down the famous and historical stone steps at the southern end of Duddell Street. Even Josh gets into the touristic nature of their epic walk by describing how the steps are home to the (supposedly) last remaining gas lit lamps in Hong Kong. I have no idea if it's actually really true but everything here took a bit of a major battering last year when Typhoon Mangkhut blew through and caused a fair bit of damage. Anyway, this is where they have their photo taken which becomes a small plot point later in the film.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Peel Street, Central

After going up the escalator at Staunton Street, the couple suddenly appear on Peel Street. The top image shows the small shrine that Peel Street is known for - it also made a brief appearance in Invisible Waves. Also, there are still some common elements seen on the other images that were in place all the way back in 2009 when Push was filmed.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Staunton Street, Central

After walking down Shin Hing Street they end up at the top of Elgin Street (already included in an earlier post) and then make their way to Staunton Street to ride the escalator back up the hill. As they go up the hill Ruby notices a coup[le who are ignoring each other by looking at their phones. It turns out the girl (white stillettoes) is the film's director, Emily Ting, doing an Alfred Hitchcock.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Shin Hing Street, Central

And so the epic journey begins and one of the first streets they are filmed walking down is Shin Hing Street which is located exactly next to and parallel to Mee Lun Street.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Mee Lun Street, Central

The pair initially meet outside a bar on Mee Lun Street. The guy overhears the girl speaking to her friend and the fact that she needs to get to Lan Kwai Fong but doesn't know the way. What follows is the most circuitous route ever invented for getting from Mee Lun Street to Lan Kwai Fong.

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Wyndham Street, Central

This time we are up on Wyndham Street. At #77 to be precise (you can partially see the illuminated number 77 in the top centre of the image). It's hard to keep track of the number of businesses that come and go all over Hong Kong but it looks like Fizz is still there for the time being (unless the protests and coronavirus have got rid of it recently).

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - View from One IFC, Central

Here's a view from the rooftop of One International Finance Centre at the Central waterfront looking across to Tsim Sha Tsui.