Hong Kong's tourism board has released a guide to more than 100 filming locations across the city, part of an effort to attract visitors through film-related travel.
The "Hong Kong Good Take" series covers locations from 50 films and links them with nearby cultural attractions and restaurants, the Hong Kong Tourism Board said in a statement.
Featured titles include The Dark Knight (2008), which shot scenes at Two International Finance Centre in Central and on the Central–Mid-Levels Escalator near Gage Street. Ghost in the Shell (2017) used Montane Mansion in Quarry Bay, Lai Tak Tsuen in Tai Hang and the Yee Wo Street footbridge in Causeway Bay, while Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life (2003) filmed at Times Square in Causeway Bay.
The guide is hosted on the board's Discover Hong Kong website, which offers movie-themed walking itineraries in Old Town Central, Sham Shui Po and Yau Ma Tei. The board said further feature stories would be published in stages.
"'Hong Kong Good Take' combines film and TV culture with tourism promotion to further unlock the potential of movie tourism," board chairman Peter Lam said. The guide follows the board's "Taste Hong Kong" dining guide, launched earlier this year.
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law said film and television were among the strongest platforms for promoting the city. She cited two existing attractions, Kowloon Walled City: A Cinematic Journey and Yau Ma Tei Police Station: A Cinematic Journey, as popular with residents and visitors, and said the government would develop more film-themed tourism experiences.
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