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  • Writer's picturePeter K F Cheung SBS

Bridging the Years


  1. FADE IN


  2. Act 1


  3. INT. STUDY - 08:00


  4. PETER is wearing a suit and a tie.


  5. PETER (V.O): I've a meeting with my client at 9:30. at the Duty Lawyer's office.


  6. Peter is about to leave.


  7. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): When I read my first LLM from 1985 to 1986, a special subject I chose was International Protection of Human Rights.


  8. Pausing.


  9. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Having learned about the legal principles, I wondered how I could apply the law especially at the international level.


  10. Pausing.


  11. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Working in retirement now, I enjoy doing human rights cases the most.


  12. Peter exits.


  13. Act 2


  14. INT. DUTY LAWYER SERVICE OFFICES - 11:30


  15. Finishing work, Peter chats with the INTERPRETER.


  16. PETER: ...You're entrepreneurial, running an agency providing interpreting services.


  17. INTERPETER: Are you a solicitor or a barrister?


  18. PETER: I was called to the Bar in 1985...


  19. INTEPRETER: I was born in 1985. It's fascinating how our paths passed.


  20. PETER: Working in retirement. I want to prove I've some residual value. But I'm not good in languages.


  21. INT. HKU SPACE - 12.45


  22. Standing at a counter, Peter pays with a credit card.


  23. PETER (V.O): It's for the books for the introductory course in Korean for my wife and me.


  24. He gets receipts from a STAFF.


  25. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): How wonderful that my wife and I get student numbers again!


  26. MONTAGE OF PETER'S ATTENDENCE AT HKU (1977-1980)


  27. A. Main building, HKU - night. LECTURER#1 is teaching Land Law. Peter is among the STUDENTS.


  28. B. Knowles Building, HKU - day. LECTURER#2 is teaching Law on Landlord and Tenant to STUDENTS including Peter.


  29. END MONTAGE


  30. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Those were the days. My extra-mural studies laid the foundation for my legal career.


  31. Recalling.


  32. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And in 1991, I taught law in the same course and allowed all students to pass or they wouldn't have a good housing management career.


  33. INT. LIVING ROOM - 15:00


  34. Relaxing in a sofa, Peter is engrossed in watching Korean TV dramas.


  35. PETER (V.O): Yesterday, I followed my wife and watched the first few episodes of "Crash Landing on You".


  36. Watching.


  37. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I found the North Korean setting interesting.


  38. Watching.


  39. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): My wife watched a few more episodes during the night and she has just waken up.


  40. Watching.


  41. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Life is like a drama, scenes are interconnected.


  42. Watching.


  43. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I need to catch up with my watching so that we can watch the other episodes together.


  44. Watching.


  45. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I've done substantive work today and should entertain myself.

  46. Watching.


  47. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Furthermore, I analyze the dramatic effect and pay close attention to the language as well.


  48. Watching.


  49. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): On learning Korean, I'm brave enough to be bad at something new!


  50. Reflecting.


  51. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I'm turning 70. If my golden age ends, I've got to accept a silvery one.


  52. Act 3


  53. INT. STUDY - 22:00


  54. Peter inserts an AI drawing entitled "Bridging the Years..." to a text.


  55. PETER (V.O): There're links among different stages of life. I'm still eager to learn.


  56. Pausing.


  57. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Bridging the years, I learn and evolve along my way, enhancing my pursuits.


  58. Reflecting.


  59. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I embrace my past experience and my present endeavours. I want to grow with my loved ones.


  60. FADE OUT


  61. THE END



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