Drifting (2021 film)

Starring Francis Ng, Loletta Lee and Tse Kwan-ho, the film is based on a 2012 actual court case involving homeless people in Sham Shui Po.

One day, without prior notice, the police and cleaners vacate their sleeping place and forcibly throw their belongings into a rubbish truck, despite their protest.

Social worker Miss Ho assists the street sleepers to file a lawsuit against the government, demanding both compensation for their loss and an official apology.

After a long wait, Chan Mui and Lan move to a public apartment while a nonverbal young man, who is given the name Muk, joins the group.

The director and storywriter Jun Li interviewed the homeless people and wrote an article on the clearance on 15 February 2012 when he was studying journalism.

The crew wanted to set the scene on Tung Chau Street where the actual clearance took place, but the application was rejected by the government, which prompted them to choose a filming site under a nearby flyover.

Flyover above Tung Chau Street