April 26
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Apr 26, 2021
- 2 min read
FADE IN.
Act 1
INT. STUDY - MORNING
PETER studies pages in a thick bundle.
PETER (V.O.): Alright. I've read the respondent's skeleton arguments in the non-refoulement case.
Peter then works on his laptop.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The default file opener can't open a rar file.
Hitting some keys, Peter changes the setting.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Good, I've successfully extracted the files concerning a domain name dispute.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): This is the little thing I do in relation to intellectual property these days.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): April 26 used to be a big day to me. It's the World Intellectual Property Day.
Act 2
EXT. GOLD COAST - NOON
Grey sky. Some waves. Peter is the only swimmer.
PETER (V.O.): If I can, I'd swim here. It's so exclusive.
Peter sees rough waters.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I won't swim far from the shore today. I swim safe.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Exercising daily, I hope I can really add years to my life.
INT. LAKESIDE RESTAURANT - AFTERNOON
Taking a corner window seat, Peter does his order.
PETER (V.O.): I love the trade dress of this chain restaurant. It has developed its own brand.
As a WAITRESS puts food on the table, Peter takes an image of it.
PETER (V.O.): I love its Seafood Rice in Soup. The taste of the soup is special and delicious.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I believe the recipe is a trade secret.
INT. PETER'S NT HOME - LATER
Storeroom like. Lots of papers, documents and publications. Peter is clearing up the mess.
PETER (V.O.): Upon retirement, I removed nearly all my stuff to my NT home.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was with the Intellectual Property Department, I dealt with intellectual property day in and day out.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It was very difficult for me to decide what to keep and what to throw away.
Peter reads some papers.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Every communication was an expression of ideas.
Peter reads some documents.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It takes a lot of labour, skill, judgment and time to design and build Hong Kong's intellectual property system.
Peter reads some publications.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Throwing away the stuff is like throwing away, not just my memories, but my life.
Two publications catch Peter's attention.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They're the publications of Hong Kong's Inventors' Association. Commercializing innovation has never been easy.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): To celebrate the turn of the Century, we collaborated to promote the inventive culture in Hong Kong.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): That was over 20 years ago.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I knew the late Chairman of the Association very well. He lived to 96.
Peter then finds a blood pleasure monitor.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I don't know we've got such a device. It has been hiding here for over a decade. Would it still work?
Act 3
INT. SITTING ROOM - EVENING
Using the blood pleasure monitor and his stethoscope, Peter's elder SON is checking Peter's condition.
PETER (V.O.): I'm so proud that I can have his service at home.
His son then talks to Peter like a doctor.
PETER: Ah, I'm within the healthy range. Good!
PETER (V.O.): I believe that has a lot to do with my daily exercises.
INT. STUDY - EVENING
PETER (V.O.): I don't have time to consider the domain name dispute tonight.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Tomorrow, I'll talk to my client regarding his non-refoulement claim.
Peter checks the time. April 26 is about to end.
FADE OUT.
THE END
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