City on Fire - Chow Yun Fat (1987) - Wilson House, Wyndham Street

Ko Chow and Tiger go to a coffee shop to discuss business. In the background you can see some window decals with the name "D & D". However, more interesting is what is beyond the windows because you can make out the brickwork of the Fringe Club in the background. This means the coffee shop was located on the upper ground level of Wilson House on Wyndham Street. The same venue is also seen a short while later when Ko Chow meets his girlfriend, Hung, and agrees to marry her the next day at the registry office.

According to the most recent Streetview images (I can't go and see for myself as I am currently stuck inside under an isolation order with Covid19) there is currently a Korean Beauty parlour called "Seoul Aesthetic" occupying the space.

2024 Update: I've just discovered, courtesy of the excellent Dylan Cheung on Bluesky, that this cafe, D&D, was owned by a recently deceased, famous fashion designer called David Sheekwan and was a bit of a hotspot for movie actors back in the day. You can read Dylan's short thread about the man here. 

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Wyndham Street, Central

Back to Wyndham Street for this post as they get slightly nearer to their destination at Lan Kwai Fong. The two establishing shots are followed by the two protagonists walking down the step in front of The Centrium. Anyway, with that I'm off for a quick break but will (hopefully) pick up where I've left off at the end of the month. Until then be safe and remember to WASH YOUR HANDS!

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - Wyndham Street, Central

This time we are up on Wyndham Street. At #77 to be precise (you can partially see the illuminated number 77 in the top centre of the image). It's hard to keep track of the number of businesses that come and go all over Hong Kong but it looks like Fizz is still there for the time being (unless the protests and coronavirus have got rid of it recently).

Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong - Jamie Chung (2015) - On Hing Terrace, Central

More shots from the opening montage showing the nightlife of Hong Kong. This particular shot is of the steps of On Hing Terrace where it meets Wyndham Street. The signage in he background is for Amazake and Levels nightclub.

Strangers - John Simm (2018) - LKF 29, Central

The last major scene of episode 2 is when Lau Chen meets her girlfriend at a bar/club. This was filmed on the open 2nd floor of Onfem Tower (renamed LKF 29) located at the top of Wyndham Street, opposite the Fringe Club. The building in the left background of the lower image is St Paul's Church on Glenealy.

Hong Kong 97 - Robert Patrick (1994) - Queen's Road Central, Central

The company that employs Patrick for his special skills is called Sherwood Industries and it's conveniently located in the Entertainment Building that stands on the corner of Wyndham Street and Queen's Road Central. Actually, we've seen this building before on this blog when I was posting locations for the rather excellent Largo Winch. I say it's conveniently located because it appears that at the time of filming the building had only just been completed and was probably empty making it much easier for Mr Pyun to film his actors going in and out. That also accounts for the rather unfinished look the entrance seems to have in the top picture below.

Largo Winch - Tomer Sisley (2008) - Queen's Road Central, Central

This is actually in front of the Entertainment Building that sits on the corner where Wyndham Street meets Queen's Road Central.