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“A major late-90s Hong Kong police thriller.”
“A late-1990s police thriller built around hostage situations and intense criminal conflicts.”
“A major late-90s Hong Kong police thriller.”
Storyline
A police inspector becomes obsessed with apprehending a criminal planning a major heist at the Hong Kong Jockey Club in the weeks leading up to Hong Kong's return to China.
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Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
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