The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - Chi Man Street, Ho Man Tin

This was almost another addition to the Princess Margaret Road post, but the sequence plays out on a smaller road nearby so it was worth creating a separate post. This scene is our first introduction to Gen Lai in his new role as a policeman. He had been mentioning his new job to Xiao Rong earlier in the film, but the latter wasn't interested, but here we see him sweep into action as a thief steals someone's handbag and Gen Lai catches him. The thief is played by Tino Wong Cheung.

The scene starts at the petrol station on Princess Margaret Road right next to Chi Man Street. The thief then runs down the latter to the start of Oi Sen Path.

Princess Margaret Road, Chi Man Street in the foreground

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - Sifu Chi Wai's Wing Chun School, Mongkok Road

Here's a location I never thought I would see again. In the film, this is the location of Gen Lai's kung fu school with his sifu being portrayed by Yuen Siu-tin ("Beggar So" from Drunken Master for those who need reminding). Long term readers may remember this place was also used for Bruce Lee True Story (aka Bruce Lee the Man, the Myth), so you can click the link and read all about it there. It was located at 28 Mongkok Road.

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - Kent Road Garden Alleyway, Kowloon Tong

Another Kowloon Tong location as the bike chase continues down the alleyway that connects Kent Road Garden with True Light Lane. In the second image you can see the wall of the Kowloon True Light Middle School. The last image is the view into Kent Road as Gen Lai (Ti Lung) happens to be riding by when Rong is being attacked.

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong

The bike chase continues as we move from Princess Margaret Road and Cornwall Street to Suffolk Road. Interestingly, the rather striking wrought iron gate you can see in the background (top image) is still in place on the front gate of #10. (see here: GoogleEarth). That's also the top of the wall of #10 in the lower image, but they have since filled in the gaps with some concrete lattice.

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - Steps between Man Wan Lane and Princess Margaret Road

During the bike chase, just after going up and down the pedestrian bridge along Princess Margaret Road (see this post for all the locations along that road), the bikes can next be seen bouncing down some concrete steps next to a granite brick retaining wall. I hadn't realised at the time, but this set of steps actually forms part of my Bruce Lee Guide to the Rest of Kowloon Part 1 self-guided walking tour (see point 4). You can see an image of the top of the steps here.

The main road at the bottom is Princess Margaret Road

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - Princess Margaret Road, Ho Man Tin

This is another road that crops up several times. Whilst on a delivery, Xiao Rong decides to save some time by grabbing on to the back of a truck along Princess Margaret Road. The building right next to the road was/is the HKSPCA, although these days that side of the building is used as a big long placeholder for a variety of advertising boards. The building is still there though, as is that great block of rock that can be seen at the side of the road in the first image - it marks a cutting made for the KCR track which is below the road there.

We go back to the same road later in the film during the bike chase as Rong tries to escape the gang on his bike and we see the group go up and down the pedestrian bridge located just before the intersection with Wylie Road. The bridge is still there and relatively unchanged although some lifts have been added on each side where there was once steps. The large building in the background of the lower images was the British Military Hospital Kowloon. It was demolished in the 90s and replaced by "Parc Palais".

The Kowloon Military Hospital is in the background

The low rise building with the pitched roof is the Diocesan Pastoral Centre.

The last view of Princess Margaret Road is this one looking north next to the - then - turn off to Hung Hom. The building work going on behind the retaining wall is where Yu Chun Keung Memorial College is now located. The area behind the truck on the left hand side is now the Pui Ching Road Rest Garden.

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - To Fuk Road, Kowloon Tong

Another look at the lower end of To Fuk Road between Norfolk Road and York Road (although I believe it was nameless at the time). This is the same area we see in The Generation Gap, but in this film we get a much better view of the southwest entrance to the old army base that was here. The area below is now a roundabout where To Fuk Road joins Norfolk Road.

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - Pathway next to the KCR track, Kowloon Tong

This location can also be seen in The Generation Gap. It was a grassy pathway running along the east side of the old KCR rail track. With the subsequent development of Kowloon Tong, this pathway became part of what is now To Fuk Road.

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - True Light Lane, Kowloon Tong

Before the MTR came along and built Kowloon Tong Station, True Light Lane used to run all the way down to Suffolk Road. There's no longer a #1 Kent Road because it was removed, along with the lower section of True Light Lane, to make way for the current MTR station, and True Light Lane now joins Kent Road through what was previously part of the northern section of that property. The image below shows you what True Light Lane looked like before it was redeveloped. The buildings in the background belong to the lower section of Beacon Hill Road, just above Cornwall Street.

The Young Rebel - David Chiang (1975) - Tai Hang Tun, Clearwater Bay

Xiao Rong meets up with his fellow delivery riders to share their collective stolen goods. This is the pavilion located at Tai Hang Tun. This is the same pavilion that can be seen in Yellow Emanuelle. He returns at a later time to find out that his friends have been scared off by a bunch of gangsters who want him to help them steal stuff from the grocery store.