FADE IN
Act 1
INT. STUDIO - 08:30
Carrying his bag of swimming gear, PETER, wearing a jacket, is about to exit.
PETER (V.O.): I've to attend a 10:00 meeting in Central. In the afternoon, I'll go swimming in island south.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yesterday, I thought about going to the beach, but I couldn't squeeze the time to do that.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Yesterday, I did good knowledge transfer to four HKU law students.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): One is interested in government. Another one wants to become a civil servant.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I encouraged them to aim high, resolve challenges and be different.
Act 2
EXT. ROADS TO CENTRAL - 09:15
Peter's WIFE is driving. Peter is the passenger. We hear a radio interview:...public consultation on AI and intellectual property...
PETER (V.O.): In 1991, on behalf of the Law Reform Commission, I went to Stanford U to take part in a WIPO conference on AI and IP.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I took account of the international legal vision and turned it into reality via Hong Kong's copyright law 1997.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Despite AI's developments, the fundamental principle still applies.
We then hear:.. make Hong Kong a regional intellectual property trading hub...
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In 2011, I, as Hong Kong, China's IP director, promoted the concept of international trading of IP via Hong Kong.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I aimed high and thought beyond regional boundaries for greater impact.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My efforts to turn my vision into reality was frustrated in 2014 as I had to retire.
We then hear: ...Hong Kong will have more bilateral Free Trade Agreements or FTAs with other countries...
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Hong Kong used to believe in multilateralism as it should be more effective and efficient.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When Hong Kong began to follow the trend, I was the chief negotiator of the IP chapter of its first two FTAs.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I found it necessary to set precedent frameworks securing Hong Kong interests in its special circumstances.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Past considerations should inform current developments.
INT. HONG KONG CLUB BUILDING - 12:00
Meeting. Peter is following a presentation with great interest.
PETER (V.O.): It's visionary. How intellectually satisfying it is to be able to think out of the box!
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was with government, to think and act out of the box was most challenging.
EXT. REPULSE BAY - 15:15
Arriving, Peter sees TOURISTS dotting the beach, taking photos happily.
PETER (V.O.): I believe they're having their dreams come true.
Peter lies flat on the sand without any beach mat.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It was just days ago I realized its magic.
Thinking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Better late than never.
Getting up.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'd better go swimming now. I've nearly forgotten I need to join a Zoom meeting at 17:00.
Later, a refreshed Peter, wearing a jacket and sitting in a beach bench, is joining a Zoom meeting.
Act 3
INT. STUDIO - 21:45
We hear Bee Gees' 1970 world-music song "I.O.I.O" in the background.
PETER (V.O.): I had a grand vision for Hong Kong to become an international IP trading hub.
Instructing his assistant in Photo_CreateE, Peter types "From Vision to Reality" on screen.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I think the "v" sound in "Vision" and "Reality" adds a sense of musicality and should be pleasing to the ear.
Checking an image, Peter instructs his assistants again.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I own the copyright in the images. If I don't input my prompt, the App won't generate any work, whether eye-appealing or not.
FADE OUT
THE END
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