The building on the site was/is a real school, although you don't really get to see much of it on film. We can see more of the brown building next door, which is the famous Maryknoll Convent School. I found out a few years ago that Terry McQueen (daughter of Steve McQueen and Neile Adams) attended that school whilst her dad was in Hong Kong filming The Sand Pebbles in 1966.
Showing posts with label Oxford Road. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oxford Road. Show all posts
Monday, October 14, 2024
The Magic Crystal - Andy Lau (1986) - Oxford Road, Kowloon Tsai
The location of the school attended by Andy's nephew, Ban Ban, is located at the junction of Oxford Road and Ho Tung Road in Kowloon Tsai. I first tried finding this place according to the plot marker that you can see in the top image. However, it looks as though this plot number (NKIL 4539) was discontinued - most likely the plot was divided up, or joined with another, and assigned a new number. In the end I was guided by the distant image of Lion Rock in the background of image 2.
Monday, February 20, 2023
Police Story 2 - Jackie Chan (1988) - Oxford Road, Kowloon Tsai
This is the location where May is kidnapped by the bomb gang as she leaves the supermarket with her aunt.There's still a supermarket here but it's gone a bit upscale now and been turned into a "Jasons"(still owned by Jardines who also own Wellcome). The house in the background behind the shop has since been redeveloped into an apartment block, but looking back the other way (second image) it's pretty much the same view.
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Challenge of the Tiger - Bruce Le (1982) - Oxford Road, Kowloon Tsai
No sooner have the dynamic duo been picked up at the airport and their enemies are onto them already and try to attack them in Kowloon Tong. It's Kowloon Tsai - the area of Kowloon Tong on eastern side of Waterloo Road. The car pulls out of Durham Road and turns left onto Oxford road where it is stopped by the baddies. All hell breaks loose as ol' Bruce does his stuff and dispatches them in true fake Bruce Lee style.
The last two pictures show #16 Durham Road which sits on the corner with Oxford Road with odd windows along its external walls (they're still there) and red gates, and the lower picture shows the house next door which is #28 Oxford Road - since redeveloped into a modern house.
Oxford Road with Durham Road on the right
Oxford Road looking north
In the background is the Kowloon Tsai electricity substation
The last two pictures show #16 Durham Road which sits on the corner with Oxford Road with odd windows along its external walls (they're still there) and red gates, and the lower picture shows the house next door which is #28 Oxford Road - since redeveloped into a modern house.
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