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Peter Kam Fai Cheung SBS

FADE IN.

EXT. CHARTER GARDEN - DAY

PETER hears some rock and roll music from a distance.

PETER (V.O.)

It's Elvis' Jailhouse Rock...

Peter sees an OLD MAN (70s) sitting near a fountain with a cassette recorder touching his ear.

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

He must have some

hearing problems. Surely,

he has music to his ears.

EXT. QUEENSWAY PLAZA - DAY

Carrying a large gift pack, Peter has it bumped onto the leg of a MAN (30s) with a KID (2) in his arms.

PETER (V.O.)

(Apologetically)

Sorry!

The man with his back to Peter doesn't take note of that.

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

(Louder)

Sorry!

The man hears and responds politely.

MAN

Sorry Sir...

PETER (V.O.)

(Observing the man)

He doesn't have to

say sorry at all! He's

so polite. It looks

his family is visiting

Hong Kong.

As soon as he turns his head and continues walking, Peter sees a LADY (20s) walking in his opposite direction.

LADY

Sorry.

PETER

Sorry.

They've sufficient room to walk pass each other.

INT. TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, KWUN TONG - DAY

Standing at the end of a long and winding queue, Peter checks his phone time.

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

It's 4.20pm. Let me see

how long I've to wait.

A beat. At the front of the queue, Peter checks the time again.

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

It's an hour's wait.

The next moment, Peter presents some papers to the counter STAFF (20s) who checks them and then takes a resentful look at Peter.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd) Why did she look at me

in such a way?

The Staff then points at the signature part of a form.

STAFF

The signature doesn't tally

with the one on the Vehicle

Registration Document. Go

home and ask the owner to

sign it!

Peter is surprised.

PETER

The signature on the form

is my signature. I've been

authorised to apply on

behalf of the owner.

STAFF

(Enlightened)

Have you been authorised?

As the staff reads the papers again, she sees a letter of authorization and then proceeds with the routine.

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

She's processing such

applications all the time.

So careless. If I'm not

a lawyer but just an old

man, I might have follow

the official instruction...

Pausing.

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

Not a word of sorry to

the old man though...

FLASHBACK

EXT. CHARTER GARDEN - DAY

Peter walks towards the old man.

PETER (V.O.)

I should like to document

what I've seen now. I

always try to avoid filming

somebody in my photo.

I wouldn't make any

apology on this occasion

as he's totally emerged in

the music...

After taking a photo, Peter checks it right away at the spot.

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

(Pleased)

This one should serve

my purpose as I don't

want to identify the

person.

END FLASHBACK

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

Elvis was my teenage

idol too. I also watched

his films in addition to

listening and singing

his songs...

Pausing.

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

Would the old man also

listen to Elton John's

numbers including -

"Sorry Seems To Be

The Hardest Word

To Say"?

Peter smiles.

FADE OUT.

The End

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