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KEVIN MA revisits key locations from Hong Kong’s Infernal Affairs trilogy

KEVIN MA relives iconic moments from Hong Kong’s classic Infernal Affairs trilogy

馬樂民重遊經典港產片《無間道》三部曲的主要場景

IN 2002, THE Hong Kong film industry was at rock bottom. Cinema attendance for local movies had fallen dramatically and the number of productions was also at an all-time low. One film, however, saved the industry from certain doom.

Infernal Affairs is a gripping thriller about two moles – one in the police force and one among the triads – hunting each other down. It smashed box office records, won a slew of awards and was remade four years later into Oscar winner The Departed by director Martin Scorsese. The original was such a success that its backer, Media Asia, and its creators quickly made two sequels within the same year. The Infernal Affairs trilogy is now considered a modern Hong Kong classic and its locations are frequently visited by fans.

NORTH POINT GOVERNMENT OFFICES

The most famous Infernal Affairs location is, unfortunately, its least accessible. The roof is the meeting spot for undercover policeman Chan Wing-yan ( Tony Leung) and his handler, as well as the location of the final showdown between Chan and undercover triad member Lau Kin-ming (Andy Lau). The image of Leung pointing his gun at Lau’s head (above) has become the defining image of the series.

GUANGDONG INVESTMENT TOWER, SHEUNG WAN

In one of the series’ most memorable scenes, a pivotal character is thrown off the North Point Government Office roof. But thanks to a bit of movie magic, the character lands in front of this building in Sheung Wan. As a result, this seemingly unassuming location has become an essential spot for anyone embarking on a tour of Hong Kong’s cinematic locations.

FORMER FANLING MAGISTRACY

This old-school building stands in as the Kowloon West Police Station in both Infernal Affairs II and III. After it was left vacant in 2002, the building was used as courthouses or police stations in a number of Hong Kong films, including Motorway and SPL. It’s now the Leadership Institute for the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups.

LAI YIP STREET COOKED FOOD HAWKER BAZAAR, NGAU TAU KOK

Infernal Affairs II, the Godfather Part IIesque prequel to the original film, features several epic triad-police showdowns. The film’s two biggest and most dramatic were filmed at this hawker centre.

HUNG FOOK FOUR SEASONS HOTPOT, TO KWA WAN

In Infernal Affairs II, this local hotpot joint, tucked inside a small alleyway between industrial buildings, is where the triad bosses meet to scheme and shoot the breeze. You won’t find any top-secret triad meetings at the real restaurant, but you can enjoy traditional hotpot on a coal-lit stove.

TIAN TAN BUDDHA, LANTAU ISLAND

The Infernal Affairs trilogy references Avici, the lowest level of hell in Buddhism. So it’s

only appropriate that a key scene in Infernal Affairs III, in which triad boss Sam (Eric Tsang) has a meeting with another triad leader, takes place under Hong Kong’s famous ‘Big Buddha’.

CYBERPORT, POK FU LAM

In Infernal Affairs III, the buildings of Cyberport play the part of the Hong Kong police headquarters. A significant number of interior scenes were filmed in the complex, recognisable by the large floor-to- ceiling windows that offer picturesque views of Telegraph Bay. Its surrounding streets can also be seen in a tense sequence where Lau follows a police officer he suspects of being another mole for the triads.

2002年正值港產片低潮，本地電影票房急瀉，產量跌亦 至谷底。然而卻有一部電殺影出路血 ，救電市。拯了影 道

《無間道》的故事圍繞兩個分別潛入警隊黑及 社的會 臥底，二人誓要將對方的身份揭破，全片張力十足、扣人心弦。電影打破票房紀，錄 而且獲獎無數，四年後更獲導演Martin Scorsese翻拍為荷李活猛片《無間 道雲風 》，奪得多個奧斯卡項獎 。由於《無間道》首集成績斐，然 出品人寰亞傳媒集團及製班作 底迅即於同年連推兩部續集。現時，《無間道》三部曲已被視為代當 港產片經典，拍場攝 地至今仍常有影迷前往朝聖。

北角政府合署 這裡雖是戲中最為人津津樂道的，場景 可惜公眾人士無法隨意進入。大樓天台是臥底警察陳永梁飾仁（ 朝偉 ）及其接頭人會面的，地方 亦是陳永仁與黑社的會 警隊臥底劉建明（劉德華飾）最後決一生死之地。梁朝偉拔槍指向劉德華額頭的一幕（對頁上圖） ，成為間無 三部曲最具代表性的。場面

上環粵海投資大廈

片令中 人印象深刻的，一幕 是戲中一名要角被人從北角政府合署的天台扔下身亡，但導演巧妙地移形換，影 令墜樓場地變為這座位於上環的的。，看大廈 前方 因此 這幢來平平無奇的建築，便成為不容錯過的香港電影聖地之一。

前粉嶺裁判法院

這座舊式建築物在《無間道》第二部及第三部充當西九龍警署。大樓自從於2002年空，置後 曾被用作多部港產片包（ 括《車手》及《殺破狼》）的法院及警署場景，現時則為香港青年協會領袖學院。 牛頭角勵業街熟食小販市場

《無間道II》可說是以《教父續集》手法拍攝的《無間道》前傳，片中警方與黑幫對陣的情節多不勝數。當中規模最大、最具張力的兩場戲，均在此小販市場取景。

土瓜灣鴻福海鮮四季火鍋 《無間道II》中黑幫頭目議事和閒聊的聚腳地，就是這家藏於身 工廈窄巷內的港式火鍋店。你當然不會在這家店內見到黑幫在此秘密聚會，但卻能嚐片出到 中 現的傳統炭火爐鍋。

大嶼山天壇大佛 《無間道》系列電影寓意佛教的無地間獄，即是十八層地獄中最低的，一層 所以在《無間道III終極無間》中，曾志偉飾的演黑幫頭子韓琛相約另一名黑道主腦見面時，地點就是在香港最著名的大佛取景，可適過謂再 合不 。

薄扶林數碼港

在《無間道III終極無間》，數碼港的建築物化身為香港警察總部，片場中多 室內場面均在此取景，觀眾透過畫面中的大型落地玻璃窗，可欣賞到鋼綫灣的壯闊景致。而劉德華跟蹤另一名疑似黑幫臥底的緊湊情節，則在數碼港附近的街道上演。