Is Hong Kong the world of Blade Runner?

Nearly 40 years ago, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner hit the silver screen and changed cinema forever. The 1982 film imagined November 2019 as a dark, gritty, dystopian world dominated by inequality and technology, as it introduced a new generation of fans to cyberpunk culture. Bridging both science fiction and neo-noir genres, its cultural impact resonated in films ranging from The Matrix series to Ghost in the Shell. And while the Blade Runner story was supposed to be located in Los Angeles, the…