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Peter Kam Fai Cheung SBS

FADE IN:

INT. KITCHEN - DAY

PETER picks up the soaked stamps from a cup of water and paste them on a lid to dry.

PETER (V.O.)

Stamp collecting

was one of my

favourite childhood

hobbies.

FLASHBACK

INT. STATIONARY STALL - DAY (1964)

Checking packets of used stamps on display, Peter (10) takes out the few coins he has from a pocket.

PETER (V.O.)

If I skip to buy my

morning bread for

a week, I can buy

those colourful

stamps...

Peter focuses on one particular packet.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Yes, just go for it!

I'd bear my hunger.

INT. VILLAGE DWELLING - DAY (1964)

Peter carefully inserts his colourful stamps into clear plastic pockets of the pages of his stamp-collecting album.

PETER (V.O.)

I bought stamps with

their perforations

separated neatly. If

the whole ink chop mark

is on a stamp, which is

rare, it's a must-buy

for me - if I had the

money.

FLASHBACK UPON FLASHBACK

INT. VILLAGE DWELLING - DAY (1964)

Peter (10) uses a pair of scissors to cut plastic straps before inserting them into the soles of plastic sandals.

PETER (V.O.)

When I get work and do

it at home, I can earn 70

cents in a month.

END FLASHBACK UPON FLASHBACK

PETER (V.O.)

I've bought many stamps

from Malaya featuring

someone together with

trees, plants and houses.

Hong Kong stamps

featuring just the Queen's

profile are mundane.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Some countries, I don't

know where they're,

published large colourful

stamps with topical themes.

Are they fake stamps?

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.)

I'll need a bigger stamp-

collecting album. It costs

HK$2. It means I'll have

forgo two-weeks'

morning bread.

EXT. VILLAGE ROAD - DAY (1964)

Under the mid-day sun, a TEACHER leads a group of PUPILS including Peter, walking towards a public road. Peter chats with his CLASSMATES.

PETER

I'm very hungry! What

can I do?

SOMEONE

Just bear with it before

you get home. Meanwhile,

swallow your saliva!

PETER

Yes, you're right!

Peter swallows his saliva.

END FLASHBACK

PETER (V.O.)

Later, I was attracted

to pop music.

FLASHBACK

EXT. ROAD - DAY (1964)

Jukebox rock and roll music from a Chinese tea house nearby. We hear: Can't buy me love! Love! Can't buy me love! I'll buy you a diamond ring...

PETER (V.O.)

The music's so appealing.

But I don't like the Cantonese

"行快D啦!" version.

RETURN TO PRESENT

PETER (V.O.)

Even so, I've never thrown

any colourful stamps away.

When I was a village boy,

I longed to get mail from

afar.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

I thought about having

international pen pals but

had never had one!

MONTAGE OF PETER'S STAMP COLLECTING HISTORY

A/ INT. OFFICE, CENTRAL - DAY

Peter (30s) cuts out used colourful stamps from envelope before placing them in bins.

B/ INT. OFFICE, WAN CHAI - DAY

Peter (40s) stores used colourful stamps still attached to fragments inside a small box.

C/ INT. OFFICE, WANCHAI - DAY

Peter (50s) presents a set of stamps as souvenirs to visiting guests.

D/ INT. SOUVENIR SHOP, LUCERNE - DAY

Peter (60s) buys a few small packets of used stamps.

RETURN TO PRESENT

Peter takes a close look of the wet stamps.

PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd)

Hong Kong stamps have

been topical and colourful

for many years now. Is

stamp collecting still

relevant as a hobby in

the 21st C?

Peter serfs the web.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Postage with stamps -

a British creative idea

in 1841 was followed by

the United States in 1847

and Canada in 1951. The

first Hong Kong stamps

were issued on Dec 8,

1862.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

I was feverish about stamp

collecting only 102 years

later. Let me return to my

childhood hobby, and see

if I can live to witness the

200 years history of the

postal service innovation!

FADE OUT. The End

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