A rock and roll story that portrays the decay of political and cultural lacunae that have separated China and Hong Kong for so long.
Social & External
The people behind it
Daniel Wu
Michael Wu
Shu Qi
Yang Yin
Geng Le
Road
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Wu De-hui
Yu Feihong
Zi Ying
Ying
Henry Ng Hin-Wing
Hong Kong Paparazzo
Hanmin Liu
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