Showing posts with label Wanchai Ferry Pier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wanchai Ferry Pier. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street - Sam Hui (1984) - Wanchai Ferry Pier

When Kingkong sploshes into the water during the heist, he does it from a crane next to the old Wanchai Ferry Pier. Of course this is the old pier that was decommissioned when the Central to Wanchai bypass was constructed. The water around the pier was reclaimed to create land for the underpass to go through so if Sam Hui were to repeat this move today he would break his legs.

Sunday, August 29, 2021

Anti-Corruption - Bill Lake (1975) - Gloucester Road, Wanchai

The next scene in the opening of the film is a panning shot that starts on the (since replaced) Wanchai ferry pier on the newly reclaimed waterfront north of Gloucester Road. The camera then pans right to align with the road. The location of the camera - in an elevated position above the road, suggests it was placed on the newly built flyover that connected Fleming Road with the new ferry pier. So we are looking east from Fleming Road. If you look closely you can just make out a pedestrian bridge that crossed Gloucester Road at the end of Tonnochy Road.