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In Equity

Writer's picture: Peter K F Cheung SBSPeter K F Cheung SBS
  1. FADE IN.


  2. Act 1


  3. EXT.ROADS - DAY


  4. Coming out from a Cha Chaan Teng, PETER walks towards a bus stop.


  5. PETER (V.O.): I'm doing some paper chase today. Let me first go to HKU Law Library and then to the High Court Library.

  6. Peter sees a Route#23 bus approaching.


  7. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When was the last time I took a bus to HKU? It's so easy to get to HKU by MTR now.


  8. Peter hops on the bus. After passing through Admiralty, the bus goes up to the Mid-Levels.


  9. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): For decades, the roads remain the same.


  10. Recalling.


  11. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): From 1977-1980, I used to drive to HKU to attend Housing Management lectures.


  12. The bus is travelling along Bonham Road.


  13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I actually lived in an old tenement near here...


  14. Act 2


  15. MONTAGE OF PETER 'S LIVING EXPERINECE NEAR BONHAM ROAD (1977-1980)


  16. A. Peter (23) parks his car at an alleyway of an old tenement.


  17. B. On a floor, Peter rests inside one of the cardboard-partitioned cubicles.


  18. C. Peter and 4 ROOMMATES are having a meeting.


  19. RETURN TO PRESENT


  20. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): We meet at times to deal with issues of common concern. They're HKU undergraduates. I was the only one working full-time.


  21. Pausing.


  22. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): They envied my earning capacity. I envied their HKU undergraduate status. They deserved it as they studied all the time.


  23. Pausing.


  24. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): It also dawned on me why I wasn't one of them. Then, I began to follow their examples.


  25. The bus stops at the East Gate of HKU.


  26. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): From 1981-1985, I was reading law full-time as a HKU undergraduate.


  27. Recalling.


  28. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I was living in NT. To save costs and time, I would park my car at Kowloon Tong. It was pretty quiet then.


  29. Pausing.


  30. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Later, I found car parts stolen, and a panel dented. Thereafter, I parked at a pay car park at Shek Kei Mei.


  31. Pausing.


  32. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): During exam times, I'd drive direct to HKU. I parked at metered car parks at Lyttelton Road.


  33. Recalling.


  34. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The experience was very stressful. Anyhow, I didn't fail in any exams during my 4-year law studies.


  35. Arriving at the West Gate of HKU, Peter gets off.


  36. INT. HKU LAW LIBRARY - DAY


  37. Elegant ambience. Amidst the bookshelves, Peter is checking book titles.


  38. PETER (V.O.): There're now so many publications on Hong Kong Law. The White Book and the Archbold are getting thicker.


  39. Pausing.


  40. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): During my time, there're next to nil such publications. Except those practitioners' texts like Revenue Law.


  41. Peter sees volumes of Stamp Duty and Estate Duty.


  42. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The principal author of the texts, Professor Peter Willoughby, was my thesis supervisor in the final year of my LLB studies.


  43. Pausing.


  44. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): He was very kind. He gave me the highest grade I had ever scored in my law papers. I'm forever grateful to him for that.

  45. Sighing.


  46. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In 2005, estate duty in Hong Kong was abolished. And now I can only see his name on texts originally written by him.


  47. Taking a deep breath, Peter continues his chase.


  48. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Why couldn't I find any Hong Kong law books on Equity?


  49. Peter re-checks the titles again.


  50. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): Oh, I've found them, just two remaining copies. It's still not an easy subject for students and practitioners.


  51. Carrying some books, Peter goes to the loan desk.


  52. Act 3


  53. INT. COURT LIBRARY - LATER


  54. Solemnly quiet. Only Peter is reading books at a table. A LADY then enters, looking for something. And then a STAFF enters, trying to help. The Staff then approaches Peter.

  55. STAFF: Can I have a look of the cover of the book you're reading?


  56. Peter shows the Staff and also the Lady the book's cover.


  57. STAFF: Yes! That's the one.


  58. The lady nods.


  59. PETER: You want to read it now?


  60. .Without responding to Peter's question, the lady leaves.

  61. PETER (V.O.): I can't be helpful then. In equity, when two parties have the same right to possess something, the one who first acquires an interest will prevail.


  62. FADE OUT.


  63. THE END


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