Bobby Au Yeung commands the Special Duty Squad, a Hong Kong vice unit that tackles prostitution rackets disguised as modelling agencies, exclusive clubs and loan-shark debt traps. His partner Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming brings equal experience, yet both men find their personal lives colliding with the job when Au Yeung’s wife walks out and a sex worker accuses him of rape. Kennix Kwok, the icy detective assigned to investigate, turns from accuser to lover once the truth emerges. The squad’s next target is a ganglord (Ngai Chun Kit) who happens to be dating the same woman Wan has promised to marry, turning an already murky operation into a personal vendetta.
Across 22 episodes Wing-Chung Kwan’s single-season drama keeps the spotlight on the mechanics of exploitation rather than the titillation its title might promise. Jan Lau’s Kwan, a nightclub singer caught between cop and criminal, embodies the show’s uneasy negotiation between duty and desire. TVB Jade aired the series in 1998, feeding the network’s appetite for morally grey protagonists who bend procedure to protect the women society prefers to ignore. The result is a snapshot of pre-handover Hong Kong, where neon backstreets and hotel corridors provide the stage for transactions that leave everyone indebted.
Production Details
TVB Jade / 1 Season / 22 Episodes / 1998
Created by: Wing-Chung Kwan
Main Cast
Mark Kwok as
Eileen Yeow as
Chor Yuen as
