Saturday, March 11, 2023

Bamboo Gods and Iron Men - James Iglehart (1974) - Morrison Hill Road, Wanchai

The last post for this film and the pair are staying at what sounds like the "Shangri-la Hotel" when they give the delivery instructions to the antiques shop owner. But actually this film precedes any official Shangri-La Hotel being set up in Hong Kong and the hotel we see for the establishing shot was the 帆船酒店 - Caravelle Hotel - on Morrison Hill Road. After it closed, the building was, for a long time, used by a large hotpot restaurant before being restored back to a hotel circa 2011 as the Vela Hotel. I'm not completely sure what its current status is following the pandemic but I understand it has closed again. If you saw my Election posts then this is the building that Big D and associates are arrested in front of.

The taller building at the back right is the Yue King Building (still around) and the pinkish low-rise building on the far right was once part of the Hong Kong Volunteers (aka Royal HK Regiment) HQ. You may or may not remember that place being used as the main Police Station in Police Story. That, sadly, has gone.

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