Bullet for Hire - Simon Yam (1991) - Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong

Shan gets involved with one of the girls at the sauna and picks her up after work after paying off her debt to a local gangster. They take a taxi to Kowloon Tong which at the time was full of "Love Motels". There are still afew around but they are not quite as prolific as they used to be. The O.MAS Hotel was still around until a few years ago. I don't think it's operating anymore but the neon sign was still there during the last Google Streetview sweep. I can't remember seeing it the last time I walked this way though.

Flash Point - Donnie Yen (2007) - Cumberland Road, Kowloon Tong

Back to Cumberland Road and this is where the Chinese gang boss's son goes to school. This is the threat the Vietnamese use against him to back off. This kindergarten was located at #19 but has since been turned back into a private residence.

Bruce Lee: True Story - Ho Chung Tao (1976) - Rutland Quadrant, Kowloon Tong

In one scene, Bruce comes to the defence of some roadworkers who are being bullied by some local jogging "expats". I use this term in the derogatory sense that is implied in the film - basically a bunch of forerigners come down the road and expect the roadworkers to move out of the way for them - a surprisingly prevalent attitude of many people in HK, although no longer the preserve of just the foreign contingent in Hong Kong.

Anyway, fans of the genre will easily recognise Mars - Jackie Chan's right hand man for many years - as the main worker. Bruce can be seen running towards them along Cumberland Road whereas the runners come from the direction of Waterloo Road along Rutland Quandrant.