Hong Kong 97

In a Hong Kong club, Reginald Cameron shoots General Wu, a high-ranking PLA officer, ending his life in a violent confrontation. The assassination triggers fear of fast-approaching retaliation and places Reginald on every hit list. The incident signals the precarious balance of power in a city preparing for a regime change.

Friends urge Reg to flee Hong Kong after the assassination, knowing the price of vengeance will be steep. With Chinese troops due to enter the city as British rule ends on July 1, the danger is escalating by the minute. Reg must decide whether to stay and fight or escape while he can.

Midnight arrives and the Chinese army begins moving into Hong Kong as the last hours of British rule vanish. The looming occupation compounds Reg's urgency to leave the city. The countdown adds personal stakes to his already perilous situation.

Reg is dropped at the safe house, Chun's Martial Arts School, after surviving several assassination attempts. Katie and Master Chun, along with her grandfather, discuss their history and why they will help him escape. They begin planning a path out of Hong Kong before it becomes impossible.

Katie explains that Master Chun defected from Red China during the Cold War and will be hunted when the mainland takes control. The plan is to flee to Malaysia just before midnight, hoping to slip past authorities. Reg's safety hinges on their willingness to risk everything for escape.

On the way to reunite with Simon and Jack, Reg faces another assassination attempt. Simon and Jack intercept him in a car and explain that Triad gangs have placed a huge bounty on his head. The encounter marks a shift from evasion to coordinated effort to help him flee.

The group moves toward the airport to join Katie and Master Chun for the Malaysia flight. Reg opens up about why he became an assassin, including witnessing his parents' murder, explaining his willingness to accept collateral damage. They brace for a dangerous escape as the city closes in.

At the airport, Reg parts ways with Simon and Jack and hands his guns to Jack, who never knew he was an assassin. Tension rises as more assassins converge on the airstrip, threatening the fragile plan to leave. The moment underscores how thin Reg's support network has become.

During the assault on the airstrip, Jack fights back, killing several pursuers before he himself is shot and killed. Reg watches the sacrifice in stunned silence, the loss hitting him hard. The event deepens Reg's resolve to protect those who remain.

Reg, Chun, and the others flee by motorboat, seeking safety as the city sinks into chaos. Li, Reg's protégé and lover, arrives to aid in the escape but is fatally killed, adding personal tragedy to Reg's perilous journey. Chun is wounded in the arm, complicating their flight.

The group stops at a Chinese checkpoint as mainland troops pour in. Katie is wary about accepting help because Chun is a defector, but they accept guards' medical aid to treat Chun's wounds. The checkpoint becomes a critical bridge to their plan to flee the city.

That morning, Reg and Simon's company becomes the battleground for a final gambit to liquidate the bounty. They fight their way to the main computer and mark Reg dead, triggering the bounty payoff for his would-be killers. Malcolm Goodchild is revealed as the mastermind behind the hit.

Malcolm Goodchild admits he placed the bounty hoping Reg would be hailed as a hero. Reg and Katie confront him in an elevator, where Malcolm overpowers them briefly until Katie shoots him dead. The confrontation removes a key threat to Reg's life.

That morning, Reg, Katie, Master Chun, and the remaining allies flee Hong Kong by boat from Kennedy Port. Chun arrives at the port as promised, joining the group for the next leg of their journey. They leave a city on the cusp of a new regime behind them.