Full Alert (1997)
"Go do gaai bei" (original title)

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Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H.K. ... See full summary »

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Credited cast:
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Inspector Pao
Francis Ng ...
Mak Kwan
Amanda Lee ...
Chung Lai-Hung
Jack Kao ...
Zang
Monica Chan ...
Yee
Siu-Kei Lee ...
Brother Fai
Kar Lok Chin ...
Bill
Wing Lim Cho ...
Ah Chung
Emily Kwan ...
Maria
Yeung-Wah Kam ...
Ko (as Andrew Kam)
Kam-Cheong Yung ...
Yung
Marcus Fox ...
Ah Sang
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bo-Law Kei
Ka Lok-Shi ...
(as Carlos)
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Police Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H.K. Jockey Club. Written by Anonymous

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The best crime drama of the year. Better than Heat.
10 November 1998 | by (Montreal,Canada) – See all my reviews

The best crime drama of the year. A familiar genre, but the story and the technique are all innovation. As soon as he appears, the thief (Ng) is captured by the inspector (Lau). The men then embark on a series of cat-and-mouse maneuvers that never fail to surprise. Action scenes are punctuated with dramatic ones, never leaving the audience any breathing space and trapping them with pressure-cooker intensity. The chase scenes and gun battles on Hong Kong's busy streets as well as the underwater explosion scenes are demonstrations of the director's talents. Lau and Ng turned in wonderful performances with their interpretation of the guilt that grips men of violence. - ManA lone Ho


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