FADE IN:
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - NIGHT
Half-reclining against the bed back, a tired PETER is glued to his phone screen.
PETER (V.O.)
My family story - like
a short story of Hong Kong - has attracted
over 2000 views in
12 hours...
INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY
Waking up, Peter takes a look of his phone.
PETER (V.O.)
I mustn't touch the
Quora App. I've got
to prepare for my
free legal advice
in the evening. I've
to do voluntary work
in the afternoon too.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.)
I don't even have time
to draft my daily blog.
MONTAGE OF PETER'S DAY
A. Peter studies papers, researches and jots notes.
B. Peter shares a bun with Kaji (his pet).
C. Peter swims under the shining sun for a while.
D. Peter attends a meeting at HKUST and contributes.
E. Peter provides free legal advice to CITIZENS.
F. Peter checks the news inside a MTR cabin.
G.Peter begins dinner after 10.pm.
H.Peter answers a Quora question.
END MONTAGE
INT. STUDY - NIGHT
PETER (V.O.)
What a satisfying day!
What remains to be done
is my daily blog. Let me
share my popular piece.
Peter makes a few taps on his phone screen.
We see the requested question:
How has the recent democracy protests in Hong Kong against China changed the way you think about living, working or visiting Hong Kong?
Then we see Peter's answer:
As a professional in Hong Kong, I feel under pressure every day. However, it is only recently that I can visualise I have been living in a pressure cooker.
Yesterday, I saw on BBC a young mother and her kid were being interviewed during a protest. The mother asked her kid to repeat her slogans like a parrot.
BBC also asked another woman in black about her opinion on her children's future. Her reply was that her children had no future in Hong Kong.
While the young mother looked excited when being interviewed, her kid was not. He simply did not know what was going on under the heat.
The woman in black seemed to suggest the kind of democracy she desired was the necessary condition and the sufficient condition for her children to thrive.
I had no choice as to when and where to be born. Born in the British colony of Hong Kong without a silver spoon, my parents left me on my own.
Despite hardships, I struggled to make the most of the situations - from a non professional to a professional, and from the entry rank to the top.
When I was a delegate of the British delegation in Geneva conferences pre-1997, I did not have the opportunity to make an intervention.
When I became a delegate of the China delegation in Geneva conferences post-1997, I spoke regarding the differences and initiatives in Hong Kong.
My working children work very hard. One wants to immigrate to Canada now, and another will rent a unit in Japan soon. I leave them on their own.
By default, my younger children are studying overseas; otherwise they have to take sides whether they are black or white, due to peer pressure.
For me, I would stay put in the pressure cooker. Not only because Hong Kong is my home, I would not miss the opportunity to watch the end of the high drama.
PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd)
That's my short family
story, summarizing what
Hongkongers can do.
Peter checks the number of views of his short piece.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) Well, people all over the
world are still reading it.
And that's only one of
the dozens of answers
that I've submitted in a
fortnight.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)
That's another example as
to how I make the most of
situations.
FADE OUT. The End