Nibbling At Every Bait

FADE IN.

EXT. MTR STATION, KWUN TONG - DAY

PETER is walking up the stairs to the station.

PETER (V.O.)

So quiet....

Then he sees closed gates.

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

Oh, the damage was so

serious. I've to walk to

Lam Tin to take the

MTR to Sai Wan Ho.

INT. MTR STATION, SAI WAN HO - DAY

Peter sees some facilities including a stack of escalators are closed.

PETER

So unpleasant. All these

vandalism are totally

unnecessary, and can

be checked - yes, the

fish nibbling at every

bait will soon be caught.

EXT. ROAD - DAY

Peter comes out from a court building.

PETER (V.O.)

I knew there's a ferry

service from here. Let

me check if it's open

and if it'd take me to

Kwun Tong.

EXT. FERRY PIER, SAI WAN HO - DAY

Seeing over a dozen people in a small waiting area, Peter approaches a woman GATE KEEPER.

PETER

Is there a ferry to

Kwun Tong now?

GATE KEEPER

(Nodding)

Tap your Octopus

card on the reader.

Delighted, Peter taps his card and then passes through the gate. He looks around the fixtures and fittings.

PETER (V.O.)

It's so nostalgic.

EXT. FERRY - DAY

As he gets on board the ferry, Peter sees a sign on the side stating: Ferry of the 1980s.

MONTAGE OF PETER'S EXPERIENCE IN THE 1980S

1. In 1980, Peter (26-35) bought a white 2-door Toyota Corolla SR.

2. In 1980, Peter's WIFE (25-34) bought a red 2-door Honda Prelude.

3. From 1980 - 1989, Peter's wife works in the Music Office, conducting children's choirs.

4. From 1981-1985, Peter studies law at Hong Kong University.

5. In 1983, Peter and his wife buy their semi-detached house in NT.

6. In 1985, Peter and his wife buy their home on the Hong Kong island.

7. From 1985-1986, Peter works as Assistant Crown Counsel in the Attorney General's Chambers and teaches law at the City Polytechnic.

8. From 1986-1987, Peter studies law at University College London, and goes motoring with his wife in Britain and in Continental Europe.

9. From 1987-1988, Peter works very hard as Crown Counsel in the Attorney General's Chambers.

10. In 1989, Peter works as a Senior Crown Counsel and drives a red Nissan 200SX Coupe to work.

11. In 1989, Peter and his wife are overjoyed with their new-born child.

END MONTAGE

PETER (V.O.)

It was my great decade,

investing in myself, and

building a family.

Pausing.

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

But all these didn't

come easy. I sowed

the seeds in the 1970s

by studying hard so that

I might achieve my

targets in the 1980s.

Sitting here and there at the upper deck, Peter takes photos like a tourist. As the ferry is leaving the pier, some people resume their fishing by the pier.

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

This's my first time taking

this ferry. I believe it is

more reliable than the MTR

service now.

Pausing.

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

Would the stop-and-go

riots put back Hong Kong

by 30 years? I'm taking

a 1980 ferry...

INT. STUDY - NIGHT

Working behind a computer, Peter notices some notifications on his phone screen. He taps the video clips icons and watches them.

PETER (V.O.)

Oh my god, some of

the young these days

don't have any idea to

get equipped for their

future. They just scream

and shout.

Pausing.

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

They might find it fun

to harass their tolerant

teachers and principals.

They might even vandalize

inanimate objects to

show their evil ways.

Pausing.

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

But they'll have to face

the consequences of

their own making. A

fish which nibbles at

every bait will soon be

caught!

Peter looks very serious.

FADE OUT. THE END

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