Saturday, October 26, 2024

Hitman - Jet Li (1998) - Tai Wai Joyful Town, Tai Wai

Previously known as 青龍水上樂園, and later as Tai Wai Joyful Town (大圍歡樂城), this place was still around when I made my first trip to Hong Kong in 1995. You could see the large wheel and waterslide from the KCR train as it passed by Tai Wai. Although I seem to remember that by 1995 the waterslide had closed and was left to rot. Anyway, the whole thing was eventually closed down to make way for the extension to Tai Wai Station that would encompass the newly built Ma On Shan Line (since joined to the West Rail and renamed the Tuen Ma Line). It now has a monstrosity called The Pavilia built above it.

This is the location where Lo takes Fu for his first proper "hit", but having inadvertantly befriended the target's young son, has second thoughts and ends up protecting the man he was supposed to kill. The buildings in the background of image 3 belong to Man Lai Court.

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