Hung Shui Kiu 洪水橋
- Peter K F Cheung SBS
- Oct 29, 2022
- 3 min read
FADE IN
Act 1
INT. DINING ROOM - 11:00
PETER, his WIFE and their younger DAUGHTER are having breakfast.
WIFE: Have you seen your son's post on the family chat group?
PETER: Yes. About the proposed Hung Shui Kiu MTR station on the Tuen Ma line.
WIFE: Do you think the station would just be next to the Cheung family tombs?
Tapping WhatsApp on his phone screen, Peter zooms in an image.
PETER: The Cheung family tombs are at the base of Nipple Hill, to the west of the Kong Sham Western Highway.
Checking.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The proposed Hung Shiu Kiu MTR station is to the east of the Highway. Even the Hung Shui Kiu New Town development wouldn't disturb the Cheung ancestors.
Peter's wife and younger daughter look content.
Act 2
INT. DINING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
PETER (Cont'd): But calling it the "Hung Shui Kiu" station is geographically not right. It should be called "Yick Yuen 亦園" station as the village is actually located there.
Pausing.
PETER (Cont'd): If the development would render the village non-existing in future, the proposed station is closer to our Tin Sum San Tsuen home than Hung Shui Kiu.
DAUGHTER: Then, why the proposed station is called Hung Shui Kiu?
PETER: I can understand that. When I was living in Tin Sum San Tsuen, Hung Shui Kiu was my world.
Pausing.
PETER (Cont'd): I crossed the flood water bridge to study at Po Kok Branch School in Tan Kwei Tsuen.
Pausing.
PETER (Cont'd): After school, I went to stalls in Hung Shui Kiu and decided what I could buy with a 5-cent or 10-cent coin.
Pausing.
PETER (Cont'd): When my Mom was working, I went to the Hung Shui Kiu market to buy food for the family.
Recalling.
PETER (Cont'd): In 1966, the Hung Shui Kiu Theatre began business. It was at the southeastern corner of the intersection between Castle Peak Road and Tan Kwei Tsuen.
Pausing.
PETER(Cont'd): Along the Castle Peak Road, Hung Shui Kiu is midway between Tuen Mun and Yuen Long.
Recalling.
PETER (Cont'd): In the 1960s, I envied car owners. For pleasure rides along the Castle Peak Road, they could stop over at Castle Peak Hotel where I worked part-time from 1969 to 1974...
Recalling.
PETER (Cont'd): Or at the Chinese garden restaurant called "Ngaan Yuen 雁園" at Hung Shui Kiu.
Having eye contacts with his wife and daughter.
PETER (Cont'd.): We'll be motoring in UK next week. They're just like the modern day Highway hotels or taverns.
Peter sees his wife and daughter nodding.
PETER (Cont'd): To me, the original wooden bridge at Hung Shui Kiu was iconic.
Recalling.
PETER (Cont'd): From the bridge, I could actually see the flood down under.
Peter takes a look of their drinks.
PETER (Cont'd): The colour of the flood was like milk teas.
WIFE: Oh, C'mon, you don't really mean that!
Peter smiles.
PETER (V.O.): I was curious as to the source of the flood.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And then, I learned from classmates that there was a reservoir to the east of our primary school.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Having followed them to go to reservoir to play in the water, I dared going there at 7.am to play alone before going back to school.
Recalling.
PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I was around age 10-11 and couldn't swim. What if I got drowned...
Peter looks at his wife and daughter.
Act 3
INT. DINING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): My family members have the ability to comprehend and take on the view point of my psychological experience (ie thoughts, feelings and attitude).
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Perspective-taking takes place when one views a situation from another's point of view.
Pausing.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): While we talk about Hung Shui Kiu, I feel their emphatic concern and appreciation of my value.
They finish their breakfasts.
PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I'm glad that my son would bring this up.
THE END
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FADE OUT
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