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
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