We are first shown the nefariousness of the main bad guy, Kao Tu (Wang Kuang-yu) when he and his buddy steal a car from a carpark in Tsim Sha Tsui. The top image shows the view along Peking Road looking towards Nathan Road, so it's worth noting some well known landmarks including the Red Lips bar, Club Tasagore, Club Danshoku, and on the left hand side a yellow sign for the former Restaurant Yamato - located up on the corner of Ashley Road and I Chang Street. The red line on that sign is obviously an arrow pointing up Ashley Road. Bruce Lee fans may remember that Lee worked out his fight scene with Sammo Hung on Enter the Dragon on bits of paper from the restaurant. They used to be on display at the Heritage Museum but it's a good ten years since I went so will have to go back to confirm if they're still there.
I digress. The carpark was created when a row of old Chinese tenements along Peking Road were demolished. Gwulo has an entry for them here. The carpark was later removed (along with a whole section of buildings by the former Marine Police HQ) to make way for Kowloon Park Drive.
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