Firmly grounded in the realities of Hong Kong - the stock market crash of 1987 and the Sino-British negotiations over the colony's future, this film tells the vicissitudes facing best friends So-so, who does what she must to survive on her own luxurious terms, and Nancy, more naive perhaps but nonetheless love-struck by the same handsome Japanese boy who, alas, cannot fulfill both girls' destinies. An opulent time capsule of a pivotal moment in both the girls' lives and the magical place called Hong Kong.
—Far Sun Film Co Ltd