Kowloon Tong

In this “moody thriller,” a family business is targeted for takeover as control of Hong Kong shifts from the British to the Chinese ( The New York Times ).   Ninety-nine years of colonial rule are ending as the British prepare to hand over Hong Kong to China. Betty Mullard and her son, Bunt, have lived here for years, mostly keeping apart from their foreign surroundings, except for some indulgence in the local food, or in Bunt’s case, the local girls. The handover is not a concern for them—