HK Movie Locations
@hkmovielocations.bsky.social
Movie locations buff with emphasis on HK because I've lived here since 2006. Proud member of the "AI Haters" List (thanks to whoever added me).
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it would have been nice if they hadn't junked the Gerry Judah Auschwitz diorama though.
Having worked the coal-face at the IWM I have to say this is a very fair defence of an institution I grew to like more across the short time I worked there - and it's hard to escape the fact that it is 1) a popular destination and 2) one that impresses almost every visitor who enters
Being a great cultural institution, the Imperial War Museum gets its share of brickbats. Here's what I learned in eight years on the board markurban.substack.com/p/secrets-of...
October 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
it would have been nice if they hadn't junked the Gerry Judah Auschwitz diorama though.
for those that prefer local HK movies...Wing Lok Street from Election (2005) v yesterday.
October 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
for those that prefer local HK movies...Wing Lok Street from Election (2005) v yesterday.
Connaught Place next to the (soon to be demolished) GPO.
1983 v 2026 (Film: China Rose).
1983 v 2026 (Film: China Rose).
October 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Connaught Place next to the (soon to be demolished) GPO.
1983 v 2026 (Film: China Rose).
1983 v 2026 (Film: China Rose).
Mr Tsui has been a Gwulo contributor for many years and has a wealth of knowledge about his father and grandfather, Wah Yan Collage, the BAAG and much much more. I wish I could go.
Nov 2026 History Salon at UoB.
Lawrence Tsui, son of Paul Ka-cheung Tsui, the first ethnic Chinese Administrative Officer of the HK gov., will share his father public service career and wartime service in the British Army underground operation.
Reg:
tktp.as/EGUOMW
Lawrence Tsui, son of Paul Ka-cheung Tsui, the first ethnic Chinese Administrative Officer of the HK gov., will share his father public service career and wartime service in the British Army underground operation.
Reg:
tktp.as/EGUOMW
【History Salon | 歷史沙龍】香港第一個華人政務官：我的爸爸徐家祥
By Hong Kong History Centre
tktp.as
October 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Mr Tsui has been a Gwulo contributor for many years and has a wealth of knowledge about his father and grandfather, Wah Yan Collage, the BAAG and much much more. I wish I could go.
Queen's Road Central 1997 v 2026 (Chinese Box)
October 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Queen's Road Central 1997 v 2026 (Chinese Box)
Hello Star Ferry, long time no see.
October 7, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Hello Star Ferry, long time no see.
It's that special time of year in HK when the humidity just suddenly drops. Best time of the year imo
October 7, 2026 at 4:14 AM
It's that special time of year in HK when the humidity just suddenly drops. Best time of the year imo
Brandon Lee's old Salisbury Road YMCA membership card (sent to me from FB).
October 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Brandon Lee's old Salisbury Road YMCA membership card (sent to me from FB).
Top Gear did a very entertaining episode on this very topic. I believe the finale was putting it on top of a building about to be demolished. Those trucks are basically indestructable.
The concept of Al Qaeda Toyotathon
from 2001. no one’s doing product testimonials like this anymore. t.co/PEswCtbEZz
October 4, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Top Gear did a very entertaining episode on this very topic. I believe the finale was putting it on top of a building about to be demolished. Those trucks are basically indestructable.
Anybody seen @takingthepith.bsky.social recently? He hasn't posted for an age.
October 1, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Anybody seen @takingthepith.bsky.social recently? He hasn't posted for an age.
daughter has a nurse friend who took a break a couple of years ago. She can't go back without starting from the bottom rung. Apparently the HK Govt introduced this policy to try and deter people leaving nursing, but this is a major side effect - trained nurses unable to return.
Harry Harrison with a #cartoon checkup for Hong Kong’s rapidly ageing population: we need more nurses, not arguments
September 30, 2026 at 3:12 AM
daughter has a nurse friend who took a break a couple of years ago. She can't go back without starting from the bottom rung. Apparently the HK Govt introduced this policy to try and deter people leaving nursing, but this is a major side effect - trained nurses unable to return.
oof! Looks like Hachette Books has an inconsistent/hypocritical approach to AI slop...
youtu.be/22yM_0ceh3I?...
youtu.be/22yM_0ceh3I?...
The Federal Lawsuit Mike Israetel Just Accidentally Ruined (Hachette v. Google)
YouTube video by Solomon Nelson
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September 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
oof! Looks like Hachette Books has an inconsistent/hypocritical approach to AI slop...
youtu.be/22yM_0ceh3I?...
youtu.be/22yM_0ceh3I?...
