Showing posts with label Jervois Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jervois Street. Show all posts

Friday, January 2, 2026

Golden Needles - Joe Don Baker (1974) - Jervois Street, Central

Another pandemic find that was forgotten about. This is from the very last sequence in Golden Needles as the two protagonists (played by Joe Don Baker and Elizabeth Ashley) are taken away in an ambulance staffed by Chaplin Chang. The camera looks to be on top of a building as it zooms out and the ambulance can be seen driving away, west, along Jervois Street.

The white building with the tapered upper section (see lowest image) was the Tin Fook Hong Building (later renamed to Tin Cheung Hong) located on the corner of Jervois Street and Cleverly Street. The site now has the Holiday Inn Express HK Soho located there.

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Noble House (Mini series) - Pierce Brosnan (1988) - Hillier Street, Sheung Wan

In one of the Aberdeen bank scenes when the copper tries to catch the gangster who is robbing the bank patrons, a chase ensues and both end up running along Hillier Street towards the junction with Jervois Street. 

The first two shots show Hillier Street, first looking north (towards the Jervois St junction), the second looking back towards the south towards the junction with Burd St.


Here are the current Streetview's. Some change, but also quite a few buildings are still recognisable.


And then later when the policeman loses his gangster and turns to look up and down Jervois St. Top picture facing east, second one facing west.


Followed by the current Streetview. Note that looking westward (second picture) you can just make out the green building that was featured in this blog post.

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Noble House (Mini series) - Pierce Brosnan (1988) - Jervois Street, Hong Kong

Here is another location identified by Thomas. These is the scene when the old A-Mah is followed back to her house by the police (played by an uncredited Stuart Ong I think?) and there is a shot of her on the balcony doing some spring cleaning. I think regulars around the Jervois St area will be quite familiar with the building next to the Amah because it is still standing even if the old block she is in has since been redeveloped.


The modern day comparison is supplied by  Thomas, so many thanks to him for the ID as well as the picture. In case you don't know, the grey building now stands where the older one stood, but as you can see the shophouse next door hasn't changed a bit.