Typhoon Shelter(1998)
A ensemble drama set against the backdrop of the typhoon shelters scattered throughout Hong Kong, depicting the day Hong Kong was handed back to China on July 1, 1997
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A ensemble drama set against the backdrop of the typhoon shelters scattered throughout Hong Kong, depicting the day Hong Kong was handed back to China on July 1, 1997
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1998-01-23
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