Tuesday, July 7, 2026
The Taxi Driver - David Chiang (1975) - Tsan Yung Mansions, Homantin
The film uses a real life company, The Blue Taxicabs Ltd, as the company for who Chen works for. Formerly based on Nathan Road, the company built and then moved into the Tsan Yung Mansion building in the mid-1960s. The building is still around but the company has long departed - like many other companies in Hong Kong, property development and the vast amount of money to be made doing it lured many away from their traditional industries. Anyway, if you want to read more, Huw Farmer's excellent Industrial History website has an article or two.
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I passed by on the bus the other day. I don't even know which bus, but it was bucketing rain and I jumped on.
ReplyDeleteIn the last screencap you can see the Hopeful Provision Store that Chiang worked at in The Young Rebel. The Audi NSU Concord sign that I mentioned in another comment is also visible.
Hey Rodney. I was walking up Ho Man Tin Street myself not so long ago, but neglected to take images. I may pop back as it's not that far for me. Phil
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