Showing posts with label Tsung Man Building. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tsung Man Building. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Red Dragon - Stewart Granger (1965) - Aberdeen, Hong Kong

One of the key scenes in this film involves an assassination attempt at the hands of a nefarious Aberdeen fisherman as Granger's character and sidekick are questioning a witness to the murder of the US spy. We start off with a shot of Granger walking down what appears to be Tung Sing Road with what appears to be the Tsung Man Building at the far background (beyond the red signboard).


This shot above shows Granger walking along the main road where it curves into the town. This is the old area (now a bus terminus) where the restaurant pontoons used to be before the waterfront was reclaimed. They head out onto the water to interview a rather younger looking Ho Li-yan before someone tries to off them with a dagger. You may remember this famous Chinese actor from an appearance on Shirley's World a few weeks ago.

Ho Li-yan

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold - Tamara Dobson (1975) - Tung Sing Road, Aberdeen

Some more of Aberdeen as brothers Melvin and Matthew head out to try and strike a drug deal (as undercover agents). The street is Tung Sing Road in Aberdeen town.


The clue to the location in this case is the presence of some still-standing buildings that can be seen in the top right background of the upper screen capture. The first one is the corner building with the iron window awnings. It's #24 Tung Sing Rd and stands on the corner with Sai On Street and can be seen centre screen of the Streetview grab below, still looking pretty much the same. The second building that can still be found is in the far background just to the left of the first building. It's the white facade of the Tsung Man Building at the far end of Tung Sing Rd where it joins with Tsung Man Street in front of the Govt primary school. Both buildings - Tsung Man and #24 Tung Sing - coincidentally, were built in the same year (1963).