Project A Part II: Is Dragon's Precinct a Microcosm of Pre-Revolution China?

Okay, hear me out, fellow sci-fi & history nerds! I was rewatching "Project A Part II" the other day (yeah, I know, it's Jackie Chan doing historical action comedy, not strictly sci-fi, but the world-building is amazing, kinda like if you mashed up steampunk with old school Shaw Bros.) and it hit me: Dragon's new precinct in Sai Wan is basically a miniature version of pre-revolution China. Seriously. You've got everything! Corrupt police (the previous head was totally taking bribes), Manchu Loyalists plotting comebacks, anti-Manchu revolutionaries running around causing chaos, pirates on the lam... and a total gangster kingpin pulling the strings. It's like the writers just took a history book and said, 'Okay, let's throw all this at Jackie Chan and see what happens!' Think about it, Dragon's constantly fighting factions that want different things or have different allegiances. It's all there happening at once. Even the international presence is represented! The British colonials are lurking around, more concerned with appearances than actual justice. They're perfectly happy to let Sai Wan descend into chaos as long as it doesn't spill over into their nice, orderly neighborhoods. Dragon's stuck trying to navigate this insane, layered political landscape, trying to bring some kind of order. Honestly, the layers of different factions adds more complexity to the narrative than it sometimes gets credit for. I love seeing it all. So, my theory is that "Project A Part II" isn't just a bunch of cool fights and slapstick (though it IS that, gloriously so). It's a cleverly disguised social commentary on the fractured state of China before the revolution. Dragon is just a guy trying to hold it all together before the explosion. What do y'all think? Am I reaching, or is there something to this? Let me know!