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10 minutes, just 10 minutes to go

we'll make it, no sweat

Eight, seven...

Six, five...

Four...

Three...

Two...

One!

Happy New Year!

The first fatal accident this year

happened at 12 midnight in London...

two blocks from Trafalgar Square

where the 1997 countdown took place...

Mum, it's Dad!

Rubbish, it's not your Dad

Look, it's really Dad!

Can't you tell it's Dad?

Shut up! It's not him!

Dad's doing business in Hong Kong How can he be in England?

But it's true, look! This is not him!

Mum, what are you talking about? Look!

We've got to go to London right now

This is not true and I am not going!

Happy new year, mate Same to you, mate

So, you're saying, that the deceased gentleman was your father...

but the woman who was with him at the time of the tragedy...

was not your mother

Well, I mean... yes...

So, who was she then?

She's my mother

Sir, this is the young lady from Hong Kong

And your father couldn't come either, I suppose

Yeah

I'm his son, are you her daughter?

Are you two related in any way?

Listen, I don't know him, and he doesn't know me

Only my mother knew his father

and that's about it

You understand now? That's all

They didn't just know each other, sweetheart

We checked with the Royal Hong Kong Police...

and were informed

that they had a joint bank account in Hong Kong...

and a house there under both their names

Their personal belongings

You may take your respective parent's body home

after the autopsy...

Or you can have the bodies cremated here in London

But it'll be a lot less complicated and

everybody will be a lot less miserable...

If you have the bodies cremated here in London

But it's up to you

God of hope and giver of all comfort...

We commend to your tender care those who mourn the loss of loved ones

Give them the peace that passes all understanding...

and make them to know that...

neither death nor life can separate them from your love

We have entrusted Raphael and Vivien to God's merciful keeping...

and we now commit their bodies to be cremated

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life...

through our Lord, Jesus Christ...

who died, was buried, and rose again for us

To Him be glory for ever and ever

Amen

I'd like to go to... 138 Pokfulam Road

What "flam"?

Quick! What's this?

I can't read your hand-writing

Driver, please reverse a little

Miss, this is not even a pick-up zone

And you have the nerve to ask me to reverse?

Do as I say

The meter's leaping anyway

You'll buy that, Brother?

I want to go to Hong Kong U...

What 'You'?

Hong Kong... Hong Kong University

Hong Kong University, that's a big place

Step aside, I'll do the talking

The house is not far past HKU

Just before Queen Mary Hospital, turn into a downhill road

And go right up to the end, that's it

You, remember to lock up

The house isn't yours alone

You look so dumb

Remember to go to the lawyer's office at Prince's Building tomorrow

Do you know where Prince's Building is?

It's in Central

Do you know where Central is?

Look, I was born in Hong Kong

I know where Central is, OK?

If you're born in Hong Kong, don't speak English, show-off

I hate that girl

I hate this city I hate this whole damn thing

What the hell am I doing here anyway?

That girl is just like this city...

a bunch of flashes

and inside nothing

Gotta finish everything as soon as possible and get the hell out of here

Hong Kong, my ass!

Well, Uncle Derek?

Just call me Derek

Though I'm your Dad and Mum's friend,

first name will do

Then please go on, Derek

In fact I've known about their affair all along

Once I was thinking one day

I'll be handing their divorce cases

Yeah, Mum says you're most good at divorce cases

A connoisseur!

I handle all divorce cases

that make cover stories of Gossip Weeklies

You knew my Dad very well?

Of course, as well as could be

We went to university together

as fellow Greenhorns, ragged by "Seniors"

It's like going through the Vietnam War together

How could I not know him well?

We are the champions! We are the heroes!

We are the Ricci boys!

We are the champions! Champions are we!

We are the heroes, always will be!

Ho Sai Hall girls, pretty and sexy

Ho Sai Hall girls want to be my wife

Born beauties, but alas so lonely

Attracting bugs, rats, cockroaches rife

Raphael gave all he'd got in doing anything

Sometimes even the boys felt he's going too far

That time the Seniors

wanted to stub his pride

They punished him to use 50 dirty words

in one sentence...

and to yell it out in public

Every word had to be a swear word, that's tough

In HKU's history only James Wong,

Andrew Wong and your Dad did it

Vivien was punished by her Seniors too

She had to go to a designated store to buy ice-cream...

and give to the Chairman of Ricci Hall Association

She's not allowed to take a ride but to walk back up

And the ice-cream must not melt

It was August-September weather!

You rag freshmen this way now, they'd sure complain

It's no big deal

No big deal? It's very big deal

Human Rights Law, Equal Opportunities Commission

Environmental Protection Department...

They'd definitely sue your pants off!

On second thought, if you want to sell the house...

you'd better wait till your parents return and confirm by signature

Lest you two have any arguments again

But you can put it on the market now

Ask them to come back

when you've finalized the terms

Well, whatever

David, remember to take Buster with you when you go

Maggie, please bring Buster in

Buster? Who's Buster?

You mean they've even got a kid...

No, Buster is the puppy your Dad and her Mum kept

Every time they went abroad they left him with me

Quiet, don't be naughty

Why me? Why not her?

Well, "see a man about a dog", right?

Come on, Buster, be good...

Hubby, there's a lot of leakage stains S'that so?

The leak-proof here is lousy

Wife, d'you think there're termites here

No, we've lived here so long and

haven't seen one termite. Relax

But this house is very tattered

Course not, it's only 5 years old

The paint on the wall's a bit cracked

just whitewash it. Relax

Renovating this place will cost a lot

Course you've got to brush up a bit before moving in

Madam, this place suits your fancy?

This place is out of the way, and this shack is worn-down

Cut the price

Madam, come on

It's a quiet surrounding See the beautiful seaview?

It's hard to find in Hong Kong

Miss, we're just an ordinary household...

buying a house to live in Our kids are small

This is a remote spot

Don't ask for too much

Quiet surrounding and nice view?

That's good for keeping a concubine, means nothing to us

Forget it then, We're not selling!

OK, Miss, meet you half-way, I'll up$0.2M

Not selling! Not selling! D'you hear?

Young man, you're a sensible one How about this shack?

You heard? This shack's not for sale now

Go shack-up elsewhere

Let's go, wife Our money's good for any house

Scumbag!

People nowadays are so foul mouthed, all babblers

Yeah, your Mum's hardly a concubine,

at most a mistress

Why don't you dry up? So what's your Dad

Gigolo? Paramour? Or home-breaker?

And don't forget your Dad and my Dad were friends

"Thou shalt not covet thy friend's wife" know that one?

Don't you try to intimidate me with big words

How d'you know it wasn't your Mum

who seduced my Dad?

How dare you suggest my Mum's a seducer?

Say it again and I'll sue you for libel! Lunatic!

I don't know what you are talking about

Banana, stop speaking English

It's out of fashion

Now we go for mother tongue teaching Practice your Putonghua

Who cares what's fashionable in Hong Kong?

You ugly Hong Kongers

rude and money-grabbing

I don't know why my Dad would fancy your Mum

Got to be bad taste!

I don't know what my Mum saw in your Dad either

loud bugger

Who're you calling bugger?

You and your Dad and your dog

limp and loud cur!

Buster! Shit!

Buster, no!

Come on... come on

Hey, no!

What a dog! Be careful!

Uncle, please page Room 432 for me

Just call me Henry

They've been calling me Henry for 52 years

432, please come to Reception

432, please come to Reception

She seems to be out

Right, what's the dog doing here?

He belongs to 432

I'll leave him here

Please give him to her, OK?

No can do. Dogs're not allowed here

It's against the rule, you know?

I don't really care I've enough trouble as it is, you know?

Young man, relax, I'll figure it out for you, OK?

Rules are sometimes made to be broken

Take the female residents in the past, after midnight...

Henry, please page 432 again Come on now

What's the hurry?

You must be courting 432

What's that?

432 is the daughter of she who used to be 403

And 403 was an even more popular girl

613 and 809 of Ricci Hall went up to the roof all the time...

to teach her play ball they said

613 is now in Legislative Council, a fence-sitter

It's 20 years ago

Ah, time for dinner

Dressed like that for High Table Dinner? How time's changed!

Please be seated

I'd like to introduce our guest speaker this evening...

Doctor Bernadette Tsui

The dilemma of a modern educated woman

in an ever changing society...

is often reflected in the difficulty of forming any positive orientation...

Comprehendeth I not a single word of yon banana's utterance

It giveth me fright stupendously

Fear thee not, for she be nought but a stupendous stupid one

For you

Thanks

What gift doth young hero present?

It be a thornless rose

Barn dance on Saturday night, OK?

Call me and we'll talk about it later

Your Ho Tung Hall phone is always busy

Come on, say you'll come

Go first, hurry

See you Saturday This flower is a pledge

It's only Wednesday How can it last till Saturday?

Put an aspirin in the water everyday

and it'll last

I don't believe it The Medic boys taught you that?

The English Literature boys did

It's a deal, OK?

An aspirin a day, while he is away

Thank you. Thank you

Woolly Susie! Hey, Woolly Susie!

What're you doing here?

To give you back this dog

Nuts, it's not mine

He belongs to both of us

Buster was kept by both my Dad and your Mum

He belongs to both parties

Listen, man's belongings to the man

woman's to the woman

This dog is male. He goes to the man

How can you tell he's male?

I can't even tell if you're a girl?

What? You having male menopause?

Take him back I don't want him

Buster!

Where shall we sup? Kwan Yick Street

Called your Ho Tung girl already

Really? Is she gorgeous? Of course

Look out, a dog!

Buster! Buster's knocked down!

You hit a pup! Get down and look

Clumsy fool, don't you know how to pedal

Buster's bleeding! What shall we do?

Is there a vet nearby?

There's one down in Water Street

Taxi, I'll call a taxi...

It's just downhill. It's faster to cycle

Can I borrow your bike? Sure, take it

Taxi!

Go to hell!

It's just down the road

Wait for me! Come on

Remember to return after use to Ricci Hall C-9

Okay. Okay

Help! You sure you can handle this?

Yes, shut up

I'm scared! Don't worry

It's come to, alright Bring it back tomorrow for follow-up

Sorry to have kept you so late

It's OK Tell your girl friend to make it rest

She's not my girl friend

Sorry, your sister?

She's not my sister either

Whatever. By 1997, everyone's a comrade

Right, thank you You're welcome

Buster Baby

You must be obedient

Your masters are gone, never coming back

If you're disobedient, nobody'll keep you, you know?

Now you're left on your own, you hear?

Buster, why did they go just like that?

Without even saying goodbye

They didn't love you, so you've got all those hang-ups

Is everything they keep so weird?

Why do you say that?

Well, I feel that Buster's just like me

Ask him to go east, he goes west

Ask him to eat, he sleeps

Ask him to sleep, he pees

Rebellious and obstinate

Come to think of it, he's a bit like me too

Cool, tough

Zero EQ, but full marks in IQ

And always challenging the existing system

Enough, enough Don't you know you're exaggerating?

Is he heavy? Let me carry him for a while

Careful with his leg. It hurts

No, I don't want to rush it

I'll marry you

He didn't enter, so it should be okay

But lingering about is risky enough

When was your last period?

Mine's very irregular

Sometimes in 2 months, sometimes 3

Sometimes even only once in 6 months

That's bad. Why did you give way?

No market value now

I didn't want to...

but hated to push him away

I only gave half way

Give him an inch and he takes a yard, the rogue!

He's got a whole yard?

It's a saying! What d'you mean a whole yard?

Did you or didn't you do it with him? Was it nice?

Get lost, you nympho!

Nosy Parker! See how nosy you look

Nosy? I'm not nosy!

You are, Fatso!

Wake up, time to work!

It's so damn noisy here all day long!

I'm starving

Beautiful, really beautiful Let's have a snack

Let's go to Water Street for sweet soup

I'm starving

Sweet soup, OK? Herb and egg tea?

Ah! 7001, you're gorgeous!

Here it comes again

Everybody says his girl friend is 01 of her class

What're you looking at? Come here

This place is pretty cool So this is a Mini Hall?

Yeah, it meets the Hong Kong Housing Department specifications

35 square feet per head

That's different That's for resettlement areas

This is a resettlement hostel

Be satisfied

Chow time!

Let's play "Spin The Bottle"!

What's that?

"When, Where and With Whom", your first time

The one pointed at by the bottle must confess!

When: 18, where: 7-11, with whom: Sister 13

Wow, 3 seconds! Fastest gun in the west

"When, Where, With Whom", shoot

And it has to be me?

Just your luck Stop whining, talk. When?

OK, sweet eighteen

Where?

At my place

With whom?

Actually it's outside the door of my place

It's so damn noisy! I give up!

With whom?

Michael

Michael who? Michael Chang? Michael Jackson? Michael Douglas?

Go to hell!

Nuts, forget it! Next

Spin again...

Me? Speak, "When"!

I was 20, she was 18

Who? Where?

The place was her house... outside her door

Outside the door again?

Well it was outside the door

With whom?

I'm Michael

Your turn at last Yes, big shot?

OK. Ready?

"When"? On my 21st birthday

"Where"? A bedroom en suite facing the sea

How romantic! How classy!

"With whom"? Even if I tell you, you don't know her

Wait, I heard you're only 20

Can't I plan

my next birthday gift for myself?

You're a virgin! Woolly Susie, he's yours

You're so foxy, fox him!

Fox him! Fox him! Fox him!

Cut the crap!

Box him! Box him! Box him!

I quit, next one

Down with Japanese militarism!

Defend the Diaoyutai Isles!

In today's Diaoyutai Movement

everybody may have a halo overhead

But the same movement in those days

was not widely acceptable...

because it's impossible then

Demonstration? 10, 5 or 3 people

that's unlawful assembly already

Arrests were made every time

So when you went on one

you felt like a martyr

This sort of thing is unimaginable for people nowadays

Don't forget the 8 years war!

Beware another Japanese invasion!

Defend the Diaoyutai Isles with our lives!

Don't forget the 8 years war!

Beware another Japanese invasion!

Defend the Diaoyutai Isles with our lives!

Let's go. Arrest for unlawful assembly leads to a criminal record

No fear! If I join the Police Force

I become their superior!

Defend the diaoyutai Isles with our lives!

Down with Japanese militarism!

Protest against Japanese invasion!

Listen, you mob

Your assembly is unlawful

You have one minute to disperse

Or else the Police will make arrests!

Diaoyutai, ours...

Ready! Charge!

Yes, Sir!

Charge!

Push! Push! Push!

Raphael, let's go. Will you listen to me

No!

God damn it!

Raphael!

Go, Vivien, never mind them Hurry and go!

Raphael! Let go of me!

Raphael!

Hurry and go! Never mind them!

Tiger, have you seen Vivien? No, I haven't

Shut up! Let's go!

The demonstrating crowd has not yet dispersed after dark

The Police will bring unlawful assembly

charges against these 21 demonstrators

This concludes our report at Victoria Park

There was great confusion at the scene

The demonstrators retreated from the Park

into the heart of Causeway Bay

Baby, don't mix up with such impetuous people

The Cantonese in Hong Kong are trouble makers

The Police arrested

21 demonstrators altogether

They are Gus Mok, Ng Chung Yin, Wong Hing Wah

Raphael Hui, John Sham, Chung Ling Ling...

Baby, where are you going? Your hair's still wet

Leave me alone!

Bookie-learner, your wife's here to see you

We are the best!

We are the best!

I was so worried you'd be arrested too

How's your head?

Still hurts a little, no sweat

I brought aspirins for you

An aspirin a day, while she is away

Wash it down with a glass of water

No need. I'm good in swallowing medicine

They've confiscated the"Yukio Mishima"

Says it's Japanese and gives wrong ideas

Leaving just this "Gorky's Collection"

They think he's a Chinese named Gor

Go now. Girls shouldn't stay here long

No sweat There're so many cops here, it's safe

Are you really OK here?

I'm OK

You heard them calling me bookie-learner

All those "ring leaders", "big bosses" take good care of me

There are many drug addicts here

When it's urine test time, I substitute my urine for them

I "pass water" for them, they "carry water" for me

I provide the urine for the whole detention center

They take good care of me. I'm fine

Ping Ching and Derek couldn't get permission to visit you

Maybe they've taken their pictures during the demo

Ping Ching asked you to keep cool

They also asked me to bring you this sweet soup

I got it from Water Street

And this tape

I've applied for ages to bring it in

Listen

I'm going

Pissing for others? I'll beat the piss out of you!

U boy! U boy! Hands off, you've got nerve!

I sentence you, Raphael Hui, to three months' imprisonment...

but you will be put on probation for two years

Dad, let me carry it for you

Have you signed in this month?

Yes, I have

You're graduating in 2 years and you had to get into such trouble

How can you find a job in future?

I've talked to my Warden

He'll help me lift the probation order

He knows people inside

In Hong Kong, gweilos talk better with gweilos

So you understand that

This is only Hong Kong, why make trouble

Registered mail, please

Shut up in your hostel all day, you don't know it's tough outside

One stamp short and the letter can't get out of the Fragrant Harbor

Dad, I'll go first

You're mistaken

First foor, not ground floor

What a lousy postman! Sorry, sorry

Dad, I'll continue my study in France

France? What are you doing in France?

Hong Kong is hopeless

Go to France? You think it's as simple as sending a letter?

You have money?

I'll figure it out myself

Don't worry

(1971-The Fiery Age for University Students)

I never thought my Mum's been a revolutionary

And I never thought my Dad's been in prison

And just for a far away and remote isle

My grandpa had fought against the Japanese

So he'd had a part in World War II, right?

My great grandpa was sort of a revolutionary too, fighting the Manchus

Great grandma said his name's on the 72 Martyrs' Tomb

So what have our generation ever done?

9701, you're gorgeous!

Here it comes again!

I meant to build a bridge here in Hong Kong

Every big city should have a beautiful bridge

In the U.S.A. You've got the Golden Gate Bridge

In Italy, the Bridge of Sighs

In England, there's Cam Bow

Cam Bow, what a nice name for Cambridge I like it

Where are you going to build this bridge

Don't know yet Got to look down from a plane...

to see which is the best location

Why don't we go and learn to fly a plane together?

Good. And I promise you

the first day I've learnt how to fly...

we'll fly together that very first day

So let's go and have lessons tomorrow

I'm leaving next term

You really have to go?

I've made something for you when I was inside

Your hand?

See, identical

The lines of your palm are so complicated

It's my name!

My lines of life, Career and Romance...

are all composed of your name

Come

Where to?

Don't you want it very much?

Don't be silly

Maybe next time

Raphael, it's me

What time is it at your end?

Can't hear? Can you hear now?

How are you?

I'm very well over here, you hear?

Is your job over there tough?

The job's fine, fine

Anybody making soup for you?

Sure, smoked oysters with octopus and pork bones

What bones?

Pork bones

Did I wake you up?

I told you not to move out of Ho Tung

Couldn't find me?

Yeah, my boss is a jerk

Every time there's a call for me he says I'm not in

How are you? When are you coming over?

Soon, I've got many jobs in hand

Two private tutoring, two evening schools. Please wait for me

Stand in for me tonight, please

Thanks, I'm counting on you

Please

Paris, 3 minutes, Raphael Hui

Raphael, it's me

You haven't called for so long

I'm very busy these days, no time even to eat

Really? I thought you've had another girl

No, you hear?

The French girls here are ugly

They don't shower, just spray perfume

Don't be silly, OK?

But when are you coming back? You've taken so long

Well it takes that long to read Architecture

Why don't you come over first?

I can't. The way my Dad is

how can I go away?

Why don't you try to understand my situation?

You keep saying I don't understand you, d'you understand me?

I've told you I won't come back without a degree

This I'm determined

I say so and it'll be so

Hello? What?

Hello? Say something, there's no time

You don't make a sound, it's wasting money

Next time... I'll...

I'll call you again when I've saved enough money

Substitute

Tutor them for me I'm going to evening school

Hello

when your grandpa passed away, your Mum didn't say anything

She just went on studying

and took up 7 part-time jobs...

making $700 a month

$700 was quite something in those days

I know, she very much wanted to go to France at that time

But she never mentioned it, not a word

Pity my Mum didn't go to Paris

Or else she'd have reunited with your Dad

Wouldn't that be nice?

But you can also say it's a pity my Day went to Paris

If they hadn't parted, wouldn't it be even better?

If that's the case, then wouldn't you become my brother?

I guess so

Who wants to be your sister? Who wants to be your brother?

If that's the case, that's tragic

lf, if, how can there be so many if's?

Baby, that young man's not bad

Good guys are hard to come by

Granny, it won't work

Why not?

Cause he's Raphael's son

So? What's wrong with that?

Granny, he says he won't have girlfriends until 30

Thats sensible A man won't mature until 30

Take your Mum's case

If she'd met Raphael later...

wouldn't it be nice?

But these things are hard to say

Sometimes it's too early, sometimes too late

Who knows?

Just like the English word you just mentioned. What was it...

You mean, 'Timing'?

What 'ming'?

It's T-l-M-ing, Granny

Ah, Too-lncomprehensible-Mystify-ing

Today we practice pronouncing plosive sounds

Paste the strip on your nose and repeat after me

Ping as in pingguo (apple)

Ping

Pin as in pinbo (strive)

Pin

Pin as in pinqiong (poor)

Pin

Pan as in panwan (yearn)

Pan

In 5 years Hong Kong will return to China's sovereignty

If you don't grasp the time

to learn Putonghua...

by 1997 you'll lose out in all aspects

You are all top executives of large organizations

I'm sure you understand this

and I need not say more

OK. Next, who'd like to try?

OK. You then

"The 7th month of 1997"

"The silly month of nineteen ninety silly"

"Hong Kong Special Administrative Region"

"Hong Kong Special Apprehensive Region"

Not"Apprehensive Region", "Administrative Region"!

"Apprehensive Region"

Try again Yes

"Si Shi seized the sail and sailed the seven seas"

See See See See See See See

We are the best

Have you been seeing the old classmates?

I heard that Ho Tung Hall will soon be torn down

Yeah,

but Tiger and her gang had all emigrated

Two-thirds of my classmates are gone

Even Mum has gone to Vancouver...

and taken an English name called Nancy

Sounds like a dance hostess

She flies between here and there, free as the wind

Well, all the emigrated Riccians have come back

There's no place like Hong Kong

There are so many opportunities here

Is Ping Ching in Vancouver?

No, he's in Toronto

He says there's more business over there

He works as an immigration lawyer there He's doing fine

How about your wife?

She's in New York with our son

Both of them don't like Hong Kong

Having got the passport, they didn't want to come back

And you? How about you?

I live at my Mum's place

My daughter's keeping me company in Hong Kong

I want her to have a good grounding in Chinese

But I've also got an advertising company in Shanghai

So I'm always travelling between Canada, Hong Kong and China

And you? Have you seen any old friends?

Sometimes

I see the university guys more often

And the revolutionary ones... less

Why?

Mao Zedong said, "Revolution is not giving dinner parties"

Now I'm often giving dinner parties for my clients

Revolution... I guess I'm a revolutionary renegade

After all, revolution comrades are mostly momentary hotheads

Friends at university, however, are slow water that runs deep

Ladies and Gentlemen

Let's welcome my old friend Raphael Hui to sing for us

No, Paul, you sing

No way,

didn't you sing this song every time you're here?

Let's give a big hand for a lovely beautiful song...

"Try to Remember"!

This is Mrs Hung. Is Ping Ching there?

Mrs Hung, Mr Hung's gone to a meeting in Kingston

Thanks

Vivien, it's me

Are you interested in learning to fly with me?

OK, Raphael. We'll just check the oil

Undo that,

just bring it out far enough How much is it?

Five quarts? Yes, that's correct

So just pop it back in again

Take out some gas

watch its color, then smell it

If no water's got in then it's OK

Be especially careful with the propeller

It might have been hit by rocks and has cracks

That will affect the safety of flying

OK, I get it

Clear prop!

Hong Kong Tower, Cessna India Golf, with information Charlie...

request taxi to light aircraft holding point

India Golf, you are cleared

to light aircraft holding point

QNH is 1007

Hong Kong Tower

Hotel November, taxiing to the holding point

Raphael, we need to stop just behind India Golf

Tower: Cessna India Golf ready for departure

runway 13

India Golf, runway 13

Your are cleared for take off

What?

It's impossible

No drain pipes at all, and you call it a skyscraper?

Raphael, what is it?

It's outrageous!

Every time I go up to see it, it's not ready

Well, now the whole building's erected...

there's no sewer pipes

toilet pipes or water pipes...

whole building no pipes!

Ah, no-pipe building! Shit!

No wonder you're mad

You can't win They've got the upper hand

I'll draft a new contract for you

and call the municipal council

We'll sort it out, OK?

Thanks

Happy hour?

No "happy hour" for me, I'm dining in

Going home? Yes

Going home?

Yes, going home

When did you become so well-behaved?

I'm going home, you have a happy time

Foget it, Mr Hui, experience the vicissitudes of life

You mean"viscosity"of life?

I'll pack up and leave Really, not tonight

Hello?

Hello? Hello... Hello?

I just can't get these few notes right

Never mind, take your time

There's no time. I've promised Mum that I'll return to the U. S...

after selling the house and watching the hand-over ceremonies

Is there anything you want to do before you go?

I'll keep you company

I...

I don't want to wait until I'm 30

Come over here

Look at this one. She suits you, the Prom Queen

What Queen? Queen of puddings?

No way, too far

Don't be too choosy

There are 8 universities in Hong Kong now

Quality's average

How about this one? She's the model wife type

That one's gorgeous

Which one?

That one, beside the Lily Pond

She's gorgeous?

Yeah

Really gorgeous?

Very gorgeous

OK, I'll go get her for you

The one standing by the pond!

Yeah, the one by the pond

A bit more, more to that side, right

Good, that's it

OK

You really got the pillar box at auction

Yeah, the goddamn Cultural Center

Even stolen goods are priced so high

How much?

$25,000

That's expensive!

Only nostalgic dinosaurs like us

will buy such things

When my Dad was a postman

$25,000 was 5 years' wages for him

I think this looks like the one outside Ho Tung Hall

It really looks like it...

the pillar box where I sent you letters everyday

Vivien, look

All the letters I sent you!

20 years, all here

They'd gone round the world, finally returning to Hong Kong

Let's put them all back in

1973, go back in

This one...

It's your birthday, remember?

Is that so?

And that one

This one?

Yeah, Valentine's Day Right

And this one, another birthday card I sent you

Yes, I still remember that winter I received this...

Rephael!

Raphael!

Surprise! Surprise!

It's a pity Ho Tung Hall will soon be torn down

We've grown up together with her

Together we lost, together we won

Now, let's relive the joys and sorrows of those days

Recognize yourself? So young and strong

We'd better break up

You've said it many times

This time I mean it

As you please

All the classmates are back

When I see them...

I feel so guilty

Then go home and be a good wife

From the very beginning I wasn't a good wife

Nor a good lover

I'm going

From now on, you needn't call him

furtively behind my back

And you needn't find excuses yearly

not to spend your birthday with me

And Valentine's Day...

Moon Festival... Christmas...

New Year...

I hope you won't forget...

each day that we were together...

was so happy, and I loved you so very much

Then I hope you'll remember the days when we're apart

I love you most when you're not by my side

Looks awful!

Raphael, have you seen Vivien?

No, I haven't

Where have you been?

Just looking around

Why are you here?

What are you doing here?

I remember that year... greenhorns raiding the gong

You Riccians grabbed our gong right here

Who's the one who grabbed it that year?

It's so long ago, I don't remember

D' you remember?

No, was it Derek?

Of course not!

It's Raphael who grabbed it from Vivien

Don't think I've forgotten

Let's go

What's to become of us?

Don't worry too much. It's no use anyway

When we were students, we thought we could control everything

Now we know nothing's up to us

That's true

But one thing I can be sure about What?

I'm sure we'll both get our pilot's license next week

Let's fly together then

Next Sunday's your birthday Let's fix on that day

Good. We'll train up

and fly out of Hong Kong together

Yeah, where do you want to go?

I want to fly to England

To look at the Thames from up above

Flying from bridge to bridge

all the way to Cam Bow...

Ladies and Gentlmen

another private pilot!

Drinks are on me today! Cheers!

Vivien

Happy birthday! Raphael's present for you

Where is he?

He can't make it He's got business in Mainland

I know. His wife's suddenly come back

But today's my birthday

And the first time I've learnt how to fly

And our first time to fly together

He promised me

Let's go!

Derek, does Raphael really love me?

Yes, of course

So does he love his wife too?

Well, it's like this... he...

You mean he does

Can't say he doesn't

Put it another way, you can't say you don't love Ping Ching

How come a person can love 2 people at the same time?

Even a clever one like you can't answer that

Sis, if I can answer...

how come a person can love 2 people at the same time...

I'd have got the Nobel Peace Prize

before Nelson Mandela

Good answer!

I've got my license today and can take passengers

Hop in

Come on

Are you scared?

You're such a nice guy, too bad I don't love you

Please stop talking...

and concentrate on flying I'm really very scared

Take care of Buster for me

I'm going to a meeting in England

After that I'll stay there and have a break into the New Year

You'll be over there into 1997? Yeah

You're leaving Raphael behind?

Tell him I'm through with him

Tell him not to look for me

If we go on like this I'll go crazy

I think my Mum wants to be buried with your Dad too

This should be the best way

Yeah, I think you're right

Let's get Uncle Derek to help He knows many people

I checked already The biggest one is sixteen inches...

and shoots up two thousand feet...

and stays there 20 seconds Pretty cool, huh?

20 seconds? Yeah, that's long, right?

Well, my Mum's loved your Dad for over 20 years

I miss Dad again

It's just daybreak, who are you calling?

I'm calling Dad

David...

Listen

Hello, this is Raphael

I can't answer your call right now

Please leave your number and I'll call you back when I return

We've made it look so nice, and we have to leave

It's really beautiful

Give me the books and records

You can take the plants and goldfish to your hall

What a pity

Soon as we make them lively

they have to leave this home

Never mind

Buster, you'll live with granny from now on, you know

You've finished composing this song?

Yes

This number is in memory of my days in Hong Kong

I dedicate it to you

Thank you

What's the title?

I haven't named it yet Let's use your name

OK

Actually, what's your Chinese name?

Cam Bow

Cam Bow?

Why? It sounds awful?

My Mum gave me this name

If it sounds awful, let's use your name

No, I'm also called Cam Bow

My Dad chose it for me

When... when's your birthday?

I won't tell you

In an hour's time, Hong Kong will return to Chinese sovereignty

There'll be a fireworks display,

the largest ever, in Victoria Harbor

Many citizens have come to the waterfront

to take up vantage points since noon...

making both sides of the harbor

overorowded with spectators

Hurry, there's a crowd We'll be late, quick

Have you brought everything? Yes

Sorry we're late, Derek

You almost didn't make it This is Samcon

Here's your pass. Come with me, quick

Hong Kong should have its own separate trading and financial system...

The establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...

is a celebrated event for the Chinese Nation...