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Surely, he'll understandthe importance of maintaining a Britishpresence here in Hong Kong

Surely, he'll understand
the importance of maintaining a British
presence here in Hong Kong

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Surely, he'll understand the importance of
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maintaining a British presence here in Hong Kong.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:26
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
drama, history, war
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

With a sudden attack by the Japanese, British Major-General Maltby and his top officers struggle with the decision to either fight to the death or offer a humiliating surrender of the British Colony of Hong Kong.
General, I would caution, - Battlebox 00:11
General, I would caution,
The KMT's imminent arrival has boosted morale here in Hong Kong. - Battlebox 00:06
The KMT's imminent arrival has boosted morale here in H...
If the news turns out to be false, - Battlebox 00:06
If the news turns out to be false,
Negligent discharge. Sepoy Ghulam Rasul is shot in the stomach. - Battlebox 00:05
Negligent discharge. Sepoy Ghulam Rasul is shot in the stoma...
You would not ask me to calm if it was one of the British soldiers. - Battlebox 00:05
You would not ask me to calm if it was one of the British so...
I know when we are retreating from Kowloon, - Battlebox 00:07
I know when we are retreating from Kowloon,
You'll get the Scots out first, and we are going to be the cannon fodder again. - Battlebox 00:06
You'll get the Scots out first, and we are going to be ...
Where would I go? Singapore, Manila? - Battlebox 00:06
Where would I go? Singapore, Manila?
At times of War, - Battlebox 00:07
At times of War,
Be careful cooking the opium tonight. It's getting very expensive. - Battlebox 00:06
Be careful cooking the opium tonight. It's getting very...
Even the more experienced smugglers are having problems bringing opium into the city. - Battlebox 00:07
Even the more experienced smugglers are having problems brin...
With all the fighting going on, I suppose, our business will go down. - Battlebox 00:07
With all the fighting going on, I suppose, our business will...
Opium, our clients need their daily fix. - Battlebox 00:06
Opium, our clients need their daily fix.
You know before working at the Pearl Club, I used to work at a club in Canton. - Battlebox 00:05
You know before working at the Pearl Club, I used to work at...
Mostly Japanese customers, wealthy merchants, top brass. - Battlebox 00:05
Mostly Japanese customers, wealthy merchants, top brass.
Yeah, always try to avoid those guys. - Battlebox 00:06
Yeah, always try to avoid those guys.
I noticed you are spending a lot of time with Mr. Chow. - Battlebox 00:05
I noticed you are spending a lot of time with Mr. Chow.
I noticed he was at the Canton Club a few times. - Battlebox 00:06
I noticed he was at the Canton Club a few times.
Yes, he smuggled goods throughout all of China, even to the Japanese. - Battlebox 00:06
Yes, he smuggled goods throughout all of China, even to the ...
Yeah, well, they were mostly military officials and they paid for everything, - Battlebox 00:09
Yeah, well, they were mostly military officials and they pai...