Royal Warriors - Michelle Yeoh (1986) - Hill Road, Shek Tong Tsui

Credit where credit is due and I am still finding Dandan's Hong Kong on Film blog very useful even ten years after its indefinite hiatus began. This is the location of the baddy's ("Raging Bull" played by Lam Wai) hideout as he finds out about the failure of the plane hijack. It was located at 63 Hill Road but was demolished probably not long after filming and the current building in its place, Fortune Villa, was constructed in 1990. For those who don't read Chinese, the wooden sign hanging on the front simply says "For Rent".

Tokyo Gang vs Hong Kong Gang - Ken Takakura (1964) - Shek Tong Tsui Tram Terminus

When the pair decide to abandon their car, they drive along the waterfront in Shek Tong Tsui and park the car on Connaught Road. In the background you can see some of the China Provident warehouses where the Kwan Yick Phase 1 building now stands. The camera cuts to the left as a wounded Kirahata walks away and we can see the curve in the tram track that belongs to the tram terminus. The curved trrack is still around but the building with the arched window apertures is gone and been replaced by a small road that connects Des Voeux Road West with Connaught Road West and the Western Wholesale Food Market. 

Foxbat - Henry Silva (1977) - Kwong Fung Lane, Shek Tong Tsui

There is a bit of a snarl up around the corner on Kwong Fung Lane as the various cars get stuck behind an old man with his cart.

Again, you can see St Louis School on the right, and there appears to be a terrace on the opposite side.

Today there is a new development called Kwong Fung Terrace so I suspect that this was probably also the name of the area before it was redeveloped. Sadly as you can (or can't) see, the road sign is obscured by the railings but my money is on it saying Kwong Fung Terrace.

Interestingly the tenements that can be seen at the top of the road (behind the ambulance) have been ripped down and replaced with...a playground! (see Streetview below).

Foxbat - Henry Silva (1977) - Third Street, Shek Tong Tsui

As the chase develops, we see the ambulance and various following vehicles charge down Third Street past a couple of famous local schools. The first one we see is the tail end of St Anthony's (top picture on the right with the red window decoration) and immediately next to it you can just make out the window shades/ledges of St Louis Industrial School next door. We get a better view of St Louis' as the camera moves further down Third Street. The school actually occupies the whole space to the right of the road, even back at the 90 degree bend that can be seen at the back of picture two.

Shadow of China - John Lone (1989) - Elevated Road above Hill Road, Shek Tong Tsui

Although seemingly nameless, this elevated road sits directly above Hill Road and connects Pok Fu Lam Road with Connaught Road West. I've alternated screen captures with Streetview images so you can see the changes that have happened since 1989. In the first comparison you can see that the low rise "Tong Lau" (i.e. Chinese tenements) have been replaced by the Shek Tong Tsui Municipal Services Building on the right.

A little further down the road, around the bend and you can see that there has been some new development in the form of high-rises. Most noticeable is "Hill Court" on the left of the already existing "Goa Building" (directly ahead at the bend).  The Goa Building is the one with the brown trim in the Streetview picture below with Hill Court next to it. Not only that but the empty space on the left has also been well and truly blocked up by the construction of the massive "The Belchers".

Finally towards the end of the road (before it makes a final right hand bend onto the eastbound side of Connaught Road West). Actually, not much change and although it looks as though the stripey Hong Kong Plaza building has been removed at the end of the road, in fact it has just been obscured by the newer construction of the Pacific Plaza Building which can be seen at the end of the buildings on the right hand side of the road.

Soldier of Fortune - Clark Gable (1955) - Kennedy Town Praya, Hong Kong

Originally I though this was where Connaught Road turns inland into Des Voeux Road in Sheung Wan, however, given that at one point we can see what can only be the northern slope of Mount Davis in the background has led me to believe that this is the part of the tram line where Des Voeux Road West leads into Kennedy Town Praya around Shek Tong Tsui.

It's the location of Hank Lee's Godown. Here is what was a nice open view over to the Kowloon mountains in the background.

The upper shot shows the view to the immediate left of the lower one as the camera pans to the right. In Soldier of Fortune Hank Lee runs his business from the Pedder Industrial Co. Godown. Pedder is a name synonymous with Hong Kong because it was the name of the new colony's first harbour master and went on to be used for several sites around what is now Central. Pedder Street bears his name as does the nice old Pedder Building (built in 1924) along it which housed.

Perhaps this was a real building, or perhaps the filmmakers just thought it was an authentic sounding Hongkong-style name that would fit the film's setting. Who knows? Here's what the same strip of land looks like nowadays. At least this is the closest Streetview I can get without the view being blocked by a tram car.

Here is another shot from the film - looking west, which shows in the background the slope of Mount Davis. You can see how close to the water's edge the tram line used to run. No, the tram line hasn't moved at all since it was first built in 1904, but the water's edge now stands a further 100 metres to the north thanks to reclamation.

Here is another modern Streetview grab that shows the same approximate angle.