the dark knight in hong kong (dk in hk)

to my HongKong-readers: get your cameras and zoom-lens ready this coming November, when the Dark Knight descends on Hong Kong for a nine-day filming period! (and yes, please feel free to share the pictures with me :p)

Story Synopsis: Batman travels from Gotham City to fight his enemies who are gathering in Hong Kong.

Filming Locations: The filming locations will include the Central-Mid-Levels escalator, some parts of Queen's Road Central and The Centre. Some areas are expected to be closed to the public during the nine days of filming.

Workers and residents in Central and Western should be prepared for chaos when Batman arrives in Hong Kong in November, a district councillor warned yesterday. Kam Nai-wai, of the Central and Western District Council, also warned residents to prepare ear-plugs as the producers intend to use a helicopter in the late hours of the day - "Warner Brothers also said it will use a helicopter for the filming. Of course, we are worried that the residents will be disturbed," Kam said.

He explained the helicopter would be used to film the night views along Victoria Harbour and could include A Symphony of Lights, the interactive laser-light performance connecting buildings on both sides of the harbor. The distributor also told the district council disruptions to the service of the Central-Mid-Levels escalator would be minimal. About 80 US-based staff will be in Hong Kong for the filming and the company hopes to hire another 200 local staff. [via The Standard ]

but it seems the welcome-mat is waffer-thin:

"We welcome the movie but want to ensure arrangements are hassle free," said Kwok Ka-ki, a legislator who attended the meeting. "Just don't get it done in the middle of the night at 2 a.m.," he told Reuters, referring to the helicopter sequences. [via Reuter]

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