Suzie Wong - "Hotel" rooftop

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 20:58
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1960s
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Hi there,

The capture above showed a church.  Checking Google Earth I notice the only church in the area showing that angle was (and still is) the Hop Yat Church at Caine & Seymour.  But that make the roof scene (at this this one) way east of Easter Street, below Caine road.

My 2 cents,

T

Hi there,

The two white building would very likely be the previous version of #80 Robinson Road.  If you look up a street map you'll see what I mean.  At least the angle was right.

In this respect, the other roof scene with the harbour and Kowloon as background was most likely being shot elsewhere.

Best Regards,

T

Best

Hi there,

That was my though as well as the lighting doesn't seem right for the face shot.  Also the other props at the roof looked different in the face shot.  Say, the bamboo fence.

Best Regards,

T

Hi there,

The church is definitely the Hop Yat Church;  but the two white building is the Breezy Court on Park road(still there today): and the double domes building is the Central Theatre on Queen's Road C.  And I think that the man is standing on the rooftops of one of the building around the Man MO Temple.  

Best regards, 

M

yes, we had managed to identify the roof in question many years ago. It turns out the building in question was the offices of a local newspaper Wah Kiu Yat Po (華僑日報), which was located at 106-116 Hollywood Road. The site has since been redeveloped into "Centre Stage" Tower 2.