Despite showing the entrance to Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station in the immediately preceding shot, the interior station scenes were filmed elsewhere. The first big giveaway is the colour of the wall tiles. When the MTR was first constructed, each station was given a different colour scheme to help those who couldn't read characters - Chinese illiteracy was a well-established problem amongst the previous generations of Hong Kongers, especially before the introduction of compulsory schooling. TST station happens to be black - at least it is now, it may have been a different colour when it was first built. The green tiles you can see below belong to Shek Kip Mei MTR Station. In case there was any doubt, in the background of one of the shots of John Cheung (not included here) it quite plainly says "Shek Kip Mei" on the signboard above the platform doors.
This happens to be one of my local stations and I can tell you that it never gets as busy as you can see on the film. Even during rush hour. I suspect the relative quiet of this station is probably why the production crew used it. Crystal Kwok can be seen below practising her "stink eye".
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