Remember when the dollar in your pocket was worth much more, when food scares were only over excessive calories and "clearing the air" didn't have a literal meaning?
"It's going to be a sentimental journey for a lot of people," says director Frank Howson of his latest work, Good Morning Hong Kong, a musical about this city that promises to take audiences on a nostalgic rock'n'roll trip back to the summer of 1997.
We may have fretted over the handover, but it didn't stop the wild partying on that rain-soaked night on June 30 when the Union Flag was lowered and the British sailed out of Victoria Harbour.
Based on a book by Allan Payne, Good Morning Hong Kong is the story of Rick (Michael Pickering) and Fanny (Celina Jade) Moon, owners and singers at the Waterfront Bar, and their musical efforts to save a marriage undermined by deceit and confusion.
While the show promises "romance, rock'n'roll, lots of rain and a little bit of rugby", the city of Hong Kong, at a moment of historic change, plays a key role in the story, according to its creators.