Breaking News (2004) on Netflix

Plot summary

A clip broadcast by local television shows an officer giving up in apparent fear to a gang of robbers, leaving the Hong Kong Police in a public relations crisis. Inspector Cheung and his squad are tasked with catching the gang, led by the resourceful Yuen. Superintendent Rebecca Fong works to mislead the media and restore the force's reputation. When Cheung's search brings him to a downtown apartment building where the robbers are hiding, Fong sees her chance to turn the raid into a breaking news show. Yuen hides out in the home of Yip, a taxi driver who lives in the building, and with the reluctant help of Yip's computer-savvy son sends the media images of the police being defeated.