When The Sun Rises is a historical drama set against the eve of the Hong Kong Handover on 30 June 1997 during the final hours of British-sovereign rule over the crown colony of Hong Kong. Its return to China, the motherland is imminent. The lives of four residents literally collide during the final hours under British rule. Each feels trepidation and anxiety for their future. Martin, the young entitled British-banker is desperately trying to hale a cab to get to his ball, impossible on a night like this. He crashes into May Lee, a Shanghainese Octogenarian May Lee who thinks she's found her prince. Martin enlists the help of Florence a mystic passing by and a local cab driver becomes embroiled in the Saga.