The Shaw Auditorium

1. FADE IN.

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. STUDY - 10: 52

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7. Checking a stock price alert, PETER sees: 0511.HK reached an all time low at 5.32.

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9. PETER (V.O.): Is that right? The Shaw Auditorium at HKUST is opening today!

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11. Pausing.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): To show my indirect support, I began buying TVB stocks since mid-October.

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15. Pausing.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): About 20 years ago, the price was over $85 per share, 5 years ago, about $28, and a year ago about $7.

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19. Checking.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I bought my first lot at $6. Let me buy some today.

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23. Having typed on his smartphone. we soon hear a notification sound: Ding!

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25. Act 2

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27. INT. SHAW AUDITORIUM, HKUST - 15:00

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29. Foyer. As Peter signs his name on a backdrop, a PHOTOGRAPHER takes a shot.

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31. PETER (V.O.): Oh, it reminds me of the days when I was with the Government.

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33. Later, Peter takes a selfie too.

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35. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I like to have immediate gratification and own the copyright.

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37. Peter chats with COUNCIL MEMBERS#1 and #2.

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39. COUNCIL MEMBER#1: The minimalistic style here is nice. Others might perceive that there isn't much here.

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41. PETER: Making room for more of what matters is challenging.

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43. COUNCIL MEMBER#2: Bamboo acoustic wall panels are used.

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45. PETER: Identify the essential and eliminate the rest.

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47. Later, they go inside the auditorium.

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49. SEQUENCE OF THE OPENING CEREMONY

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51. A. The MCs speak.

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53. B. The CHANCELLOR speaks. Applause.

55. C. The COUNCIL CHAIR speaks. Applause.

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57. D. The President of HKUST speaks. Big applause.

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59. E. Students' performances. Applause.

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61. F. Intermission. Peter checks that there aren't microphones in the Auditorium.

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63. G. Performance by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. The biggest applause.

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65. END SEQUENCE

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67. EXT. CAMPUS., HKUST - 18:30

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69. Walking uphill, Peter looks back at the Shaw Auditorium.

71. PETER (V.O.): The round-shaped Shaw Auditorium has eye-appeal too, especially when night falls.

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73. INT. SITTING ROOM - 22:15

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75. Peter is in thoughts.

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77. PETER (V.O.): I learnt from the speeches that Lady Mona supported the project back in 2014.

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79. Recalling.

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81. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I had a brief encounter with her in the film premiere over 20 years ago. I was struck by her attention to details.

83. Pausing.

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85. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Her husband Sir Run Run established the the Shaw Prize - the Nobel of the East - in 2002.

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87. Pausing.

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89. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He witnessed his legacy as he lived until the age of 107.

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91. Pausing.

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93. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It's a pity that Lady Mona didn't live to see the opening of the Shaw Auditorium.

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95. Pausing.

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97. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Anyhow, the Shaw's societal impact is felt near and far.

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99. Act 3

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101. INT. STUDY - CONTINUOUS

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103. Peter is typing.

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105. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): If one is to live and leave a legacy, one has to make a distinctive and permanent mark.

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107. Pausing.

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109. PETER (V.O.): The things one does for oneself are gone when one's gone; but the things one does for others remain one's legacy.

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111. Pausing.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm neither a businessman nor a donor. What I can do is just in kind - trying to create something of value in people.

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115. Thinking.

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117. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Well, I'll buy another lot of 0511.HK tomorrow. I believe the stock is undervalued.

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119. FADE OUT

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121. THE END