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Mark Conrad (Curt Jurgens), a debonair Anglo-Austrian former playboy and junk owner, now an alcoholic down-and-out, is expelled from Hong Kong. He is placed on an ancient ferry boat, the Fa Tsan (known to its crew as the Fat Annie), despite the protests of the pompous owner, Captain Cecil Hart (Orson Welles).
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Author: Feng Chi-shun
Year: Originally published in 1993
Buy it here: Amazon, Book Depository
Summary:
Retired pathologist Feng Chi-shun was once owner of a dive bar in Kowloon City: a rough part of town which was home to triad gangs. During that time, he heard a lot of stories. Do you want to know the details of the gruesome Hello Kitty murder, or what the taxi driver from hell did to his passengers? How about the ancient movie star who fooled hundreds of people for his final performance? And what was the truth about the girl with the eagle tattoo?
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A Chinese tea cup may look small, but it holds a great deal more than tea and water.. Through this class, the tea master will introduce you to the many varieties of tea, its proper preparation, and tea-drinking etiquette.
You will learn not only about different kinds of tea but also the intricate rituals involved in drinking it.
At the end of the class, you will discover why the ancient saying holds true:
"Life is like tea. The longer it steeps, the richer it becomes “
Duration: Choose between a 1-hour class and a 2-hour class
Level: Open to all
Activity:
Learn the background about tea culture
Detailed tea brewing methods, tasting, and techniques
How to appreciate tea
Tea etiquettes (only on the 2-hours class)
Tea Samplings
Tea Tastings:
Jasmine Pearl Green Tea
White Peony
Little Yellow Tea
High Fragence Tienguanyin
Keemun Red Tea
Aged Pu'er
The 2-hours class will have all 6 tastings, the 1-hour class will have 3 from the above.
Location: Flagstaff House, Hong Kong Park, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Logistics: Easily accessible by public transport and our private hire vehicles.
Pricing: To be confirmed based on group size. Approximately HK$1,200 for the 1-hour class and HK$2,400 for the 2-hour class for 6 pax and $180/hr per extra person.
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Bruce Lee plays a martial-arts expert determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for the death of his sister. Lee enters a kung fu competition in an attempt to fight his way to the dealer's headquarters with the help of some friends.
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Two New York City police officers (Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello), set out on a mission to rescue a millionaire's daughter, who has been kidnapped by a drug lord in Hong Kong.
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In Hong Kong in 1949, Mark Elliott (William Holden) is an American reporter covering the Chinese civil war. Undergoing a trial separation from his wife, he meets the beautiful Dr. Han Suyin (Jennifer Jones), a widowed physician from mainland China. As the pair fall in love, they encounter disapproval from both her family and his friends about their interracial romance. Although the film was a commercial success upon release, the casting of Jones in an Asian role has since been criticized.
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When American artist Robert Lomax (William Holden) first meets beautiful Chinese native Suzie Wong (Nancy Kwan) aboard a ferry, she claims to be the virginal daughter of a prominent man. But when Robert spots her again in a Hong Kong brothel, she admits she is actually a prostitute. As Suzie models for Robert's paintings, their friendship deepens into love, to the disapproval of Robert's crusty British friend O'Neill (Laurence Naismith) and his daughter, Kay (Sylvia Syms), who fancies Robert.
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Cool government operative James Bond (Roger Moore) searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga (Christopher Lee), a hit man so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight (Britt Ekland), and together they track Scaramanga to a tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.
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Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro), who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. He's also got his eye on a mysterious woman in a blond wig (Brigitte Lin), oblivious of the fact she's a drug dealer. The second half shows Cop 663 (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl (Faye Wong) at a local lunch counter.
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During the last months of Britain's control of Hong Kong, journalist John (Jeremy Irons) discovers he has only a few months to live. He decides to use the time to pursue his friend Vivian (Gong Li), who is already engaged to another man. Realizing he has never truly engaged with Hong Kong in his 15 years there, John begins walking with a video camera, recording street life and interviewing people like street vendor Jean (Maggie Cheung), in an effort to capture the real Hong Kong before he dies.
