Monday, April 25, 2022

Asia-Pol Secret Service - Wang Yu (1966) - Carlton Hotel, Tai Po Road

After the young girl he has just saved leaves him on the ferry, Wang Yu makes his way to his hotel. It's the Carlton Hotel on the Piper's Hill section of Tai Po Road in North Kowloon. We've see the hotel on the blog a couple of times previously (I Spy and Game of Death) but never the front or interior, so this is a nice addition to have. It was quite the spot during its heyday with live shows and quality food as well as the usual hotel amenities. The hotel crops up again later (bottom 3 images) when Wang Yu's colleague from Japan is sent over to make contact with him and appears on the restaurant terrace. The reason I know it's the hotel is because of the familiar wrought iron railings that can also be seen on the other two productions I linked to above. As mentioned in other posts, the hotel was replaced by Villa Carlton.

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