Edison Chen, Shawn Yue, Eric Tsang, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Francis Ng, Carina Lau, Andrew Lin, Roy Cheung, Teddy Chan, Joe Cheung Tung-cho, Henry Fong Ping, Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan, Hu Jun, Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai, Chapman To
In this prequel to the original, a bloody power struggle among the Triads coincides with the 1997 handover of Hong Kong, setting up the events of the first film.