The film begins following the British victory of the first Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
Bryan Brown
Kyra Sedgwick
Katy Behean
John Stanton
Janine Turner
Russell Wong
Joan Chen
Tim Guinee
Bill Leadbitter
Norman Rodway
John Bennett
Derrick Branche
Vic Armstrong
Dickey Beer
Phil Chatterton Tongplaw