Human & Finance Capital

FADE IN:

INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY

PETER shares breakfast with Kaji, his pet dog.

PETER (V.O.)

The swimming pool is closed

today. I'll continue to attend

the public-private partnership

conference then.

INT. FOYER - DAY

Coffee break. GENTLEMAN#1 waves at Peter.

PETER

It's great that your Department

organizes such a high-level

conference to market Hong

Kong's human and finance

capital.

GENTLEMAN#1

Thank you for your support!

The details are new to me but

must be familiar to you.

PETER

I did some micro public-

private partnership via

outsourcing some 20 years

ago. But it wasn't the same

as joint venture or multi-

jurisdictional public-private

partnerships.

Gentleman#1 digests the terms.

PETER (Cont'd)

In harnessing opportunities,

the underlying legal rationale

to manage risks, including

dispute avoidance, are more

or less the same.

Gentleman#1 nods.

Peter goes to get a cup of coffee, and bumps into GENTLEMEN#2 & 3. Gentleman#2 introduces Peter to Gentleman#3. They exchange name cards.

GENTLEMAN#2

Peter's former Director

of Intellectual Property.

Gentleman#3 reads the small prints on Peter's name card.

PETER

I'm a WIPO Arbitrator. I

once settled disputes at

WTO. US v EC and

Australia v EC.

Gentleman#3's eyes are wide open.

GENTLEMAN#3

My institution's planning

to establish a list of IP

dispute settlement panelists.

PETER

(Smilingly)

Include me then!

INT. OPEN SPACE - DAY

Coming out from a conference hall, Peter is attracted to the Victoria Harbour.

PETER (V.O.)

The blue sky adds colour

to the cool Hong Kong!

I'll just walk back to my

chambers to get some

just-arrived papers.

Peter takes a picture with his phone and continues his brisk walking.

INT. RESTAURANT - EVENING

A high table dinner of a dozen GENTLEMEN and a LADY. Peter sits between Gentleman#4 and the LADY.

GENTLEMAN#4

(To Peter)

What've you been up to?

PETER Thank you for all of your

support in my previous

endeavours. After my

retirement and sanitization,

I've become a practising

barrister.

Peter passes Gentleman#4 his name card.

PETER (Cont'd)

You knew I've linked IP

with business, and then

with trade. My new dream

to do public good now is

to link IP with finance.

The lady shows interest. Peter finds an image from his phone and shows it to the lady.

PETER (Cont'd)

At the BIP Asia Forum

2018, I shared my vision

to establish an IP-based

capital market in the

Greater Bay Area!

The lady sees the photo depicting a dwarf looking like Peter speaking in front of a larger-than-life screen with same message in Chinese and English on it.

LADY

(In thoughts) That's good.

PETER

Strategywise, I've begun

aligning value, building

capacity and support. As

to the milestone, I believe

that one with Chinese

characteristics will happen

within the next five years!

Looking confident and optimistic, Peter ignites imagination of those sitting near him.

FADE OUT. The End

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