Tuesday, September 22, 2020

The Black Dragon's Revenge - Ronnie Van Clief (1975) - Rutland Quadrant, Kowloon Tong

Once they are turned away from Miss Tang's house, the duo walk around the "corner" (in reality a distance of more than 13 kilometres as the crow flies) and suddenly appear at the junction of what is now To Fuk Road, York Road and Rutland Quadrant. Obviously the film makers wanting to create the impression that the house is located in Kowloon Tong instead of way out in the far New Territories.

Surprisingly little has changed in this area, apart from the fact that To Fuk Road has been created and is now the road between here and Kowloon Tong MTR Station. Back then it was a small street at the end of York Road that led around the back of the last house (#13 York Road, which we will see in a minute) and joined up with Norfolk Road behind.

The back road that became To Fuk Road
Looking down Rutland Quadrant
Kowloon Tong District Scout HQ (still there)
The view looking down York Road with Rutland Quadrant on the left

Anyway, the pair get ambushed by people who don't want them discovering the truth behind Bruce's death and they promptly beat them all up. Ronnie gets to beat someone up with the aforementioned #13 York Road in the background. This house is one of the better examples of art-deco architecture in the estate and still exists in more or less the same state with the exception of some remodelling behind where Ronnie's head is. Also the same garden wall still exists but has had some additional height added. Actually, the house has been afforded a heritage grading and you can read a bit more about it on Gwulo.com

#13 York Road

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