Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Asia-Pol Secret Service - Wang Yu (1966) - Battery Street, Yau Ma Tei
Wang Yu finds the girl and together they walk through the streets to try and lose the bad guy that is following them. This shot below was taken at the northern limit of Battery Street/Reclamation Street. The curved building in the background is the tip of the same block of rickety buildings that appear in the opening sequence of Enter the Dragon. By the time of filming Enter the Dragon though, the large end curve section had already been demolished. Right of frame is what looks like a new construction and this was the start of the Yau Ma Tei Polyclinic that still sits there today. The curved block today is the Kansu Street Jade Market. The shot was taken close to the junction with Public Square Street looking south.
2 comments:
Hi Phil,
The Jade market is now in disorder owing to the construction of a new flyover. Part of the market had been removed\relocated nearby to make way for the foundation of the bridge. One of the lanes is already halfway hanging atop last time I walked by. I guess when the new bridge is completed, they will finally remove the rest of the car park building for good.
That would be a mess for the next few years, I think.
T
Hi Thomas - yes, I wandered by before Xmas and could see the demolition of the carpark already underway. I might pop over tomorrow and see how it is progressing. Phil
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