Legacy of Rage - Brandon Lee (1986) - Kau Sai Chau and Tiu Chung Chau, Port Shelter

The scene where Michael and Brandon do some target practice with Michael's .357 Magnum was filmed in the waters between Kau Sai Chau and Tiu Chung Chau. In the top image we are looking south east towards Tiu Chung Chau and the beach shot in the second image was taken from Kau Sai Wan with Tiu Chung Chau on the left hand side.

The Valiant Ones - Roy Chiao (1975) - Kam Chung Ngam, Jin Island

The more locations I post about with The Valiant Ones and the more it looks more like a Hong Kong travelogue. I have never seen a film that went to a more varied number of different and remote locations than this one. The next location is part of the sequence where the Wu's (played by Hsu Feng and Pai Ying) go to the pirates lair to strike a deal. The whole sequence is made up of a number of different locations, but the one that sticks in the mind a bit more is this famous sea arch located at the southern end of Tiu Chung Chau (吊鐘洲 a.k.a Jin Island).

I've never actually made it here so I don't know how easy it is to get to by anything other than boat, but that doesn't seem to have put off King Hu and his cast.

The Million Eyes of Sumuru - George Nader (1967) - Tiu Chung Chau, Port Shelter

I'm still trying the fathom the logic behind the next scene. It's when Avalon heads out to Sumuru's island with a fisherman in pursuit of the boat that George Nader has boarded. As they approach the island, Sumuru's henchwomen come out on a small boat a chuck a grenade at them.

It's basically a scene that could have been filmed pretty much anywhere in the waters of Hong Kong, but for some reason the location chosen was the relatively difficult-to-get-to (especially for a film crew) Jin Island aka Tiu Chung Chau.

What appears to be a secluded channel from where the baddies boat emerges from is actually the small gap between the southern tip of Jin Island and a rocky pinnacle called Tiu Chung Pai. The only thing I can think is that the film makers wanted us to believe it was some sort of entrance channel.

The following shots were taken at sea level as we see the grenade being thrown into the fishing boat. In the background you can see the part of the Clearwater Bay peninsula that is home to Lung Ha Wan (Lobster Bay) and surrounding area with High Junk Peak clearly poking up behind on the right. The second picture shows the small islets around that area including Trio Island which happens to be a favourite diving spot of mine.