Child prostitute Fleur grows up in 30s Hong Kong to be queen of the whores.

When Leslie Cheung courts her as Master 12 , Fleur, played by Asian beauty Anita Mui, is however no longer a flower girl. With such an admirer she is among the chosen few. In beautiful satin gowns, they loaf, smoke opium and romp. Decadence all round.

Fleur and her lover become so addicted to each other that they decide to marry. The family of Master 12 doesn't however want its name besmirched and forbids a wedding. The consequences are dramatic.

A half century later, Fleur turns up at a post office, still looking young.

The post office is however closing and it is too late to place an announcement. She decides to follow the postman. The counter clerk and his girlfriend recoil when they realise they are talking to a reincarnated courtesan. Yet they want to help Fleur after hearing her tragic love story. The counter clerk asks his girlfriend if she would commit suicide for him. 'No,' she says. And would he die for her? 'No,' he answers with similar level-headedness. Times change. BvdG