![]() ![]() “The history of Hong Kong, once a fishing village, encompasses piracy, the opium trade, prostitution, corruption, espionage and revolutionary plots grist for the 14 dark tales in Hong Kong Noir.” “ Hong Kong Noir is a heart-stopping but spellbinding account of the glamorous city’s repressed side.” What better way to tie together the present and the past – the living and the dead – than through ghost stories?” ![]() The stories touch on major points in Hong Kong modern history: the horrors of Japanese occupation, post-war poverty, the economic boom under the British, the city’s return to Chinese sovereignty, and the tensions of the 2014 ‘umbrella movement’ occupation of key thoroughfares by pro-democracy activists. ![]() “ Hong Kong Noir digs below the financial centre’s gleaming surface to unearth stories of the city’s ghosts and spirits. ![]()
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