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Hey! You Chinese locust. Stop jumping the queue

You've bought the whole world

Get off you bastard

Lockhart Road, please

Tell me where to get off. Not the name of a long street

I'm not in the mood

Hong Kong is a playground for the rich

For them the sun's never set. In the dark only the poor get upset

Don't I speak good English?

I did well in my GCE. A few F's and an E

Now end up driving taxi

"I don't wanna shut down"

"I wanna open up my heart"

"Gotta fight through this darkness"

"Before the silence tears us apart"

"Free me from these chains"

"Nailed through my feet to the ground"

"Gotta fight through this darkness"

"I don't want to shut down"

Shut down?

This city's gonna shut down soon

People get nostalgic

You've been moaning all the night

You need a priest to talk to?

Rent is to increase by double. We'll have to shut down

This pub saw through the hand-over

Boss, ask the owner for some bargain

The owner said:

Shut up, pay up,

or close down. Fuck!

Down with property tycoons!

Give us democracy!

The road is sealed off. Can't get there

I'll drop you nearby. You can walk across

Not again. I hate demonstrations

What a waste of time

Is this your boyfriend? What a lucky guy

He speaks English and he's a journalist. He's handsome

Press freedom is now the last bottom-line

He's got a US passport. Congratulations

If things turn sour, there's always a warship for rescue

When will you divorce your American wife?

Oh please

I'm walking over

You're so quiet,

you look like a wise man.

Tell me how to earn a billion, will you?

A billion?

Life is just a long continuous chain of belches

God bless

I'm terribly sorry

I like your dress. It looks slutty

20 minutes late

Has Julie arrived?

She's worse than you

- Any drink, miss? - Soda please

In school, she was always the queen

all guys falling at her feet

Does she think that's a carte blanche?

How can you still put up with this?

I know what she's like. Relax

Less moaning keeps a woman young

Going mad means earlier menopause

Sorry. I'm late

It's OK. We know you're so busy

Get a drink

I know your choice, dry martini

You still remember it

Oh yes. We're good friends

Get me a DM

DM?

DM means Dry Martini

Not Dumb Man

OK, DM

Your husband, Ben, is in elections.

You must have a full schedule.

We go separate ways

Ben's been howling around, leaving me alone

Today he asked me out, which came as a surprise

But ended up campaigning with him

Such hot weather!

I'm a bad time-keeper

It's OK

It will soon be over

After he wins,

he'll be a faithful husband.

Politicians are too scared to mess around

Make sure we're invited to your celebration party

It's been more than 20 years

Thanks to Facebook

Cheers

You two look the same as before

Well...

You've been abroad for years

Now you talk like a classy Brit

I can't help it

All these years, I graduated from Cambridge

Mixing up with too many Brits, I forgot my Chinese

How lucky to have gone to Cambridge!

I did a local degree in Chinese. I'm now a college tutor

You two are doing great

I left school and went straight to a hair salon

My grand-pa's been admitted to an elderly home named Cambridge

I earn my living

by feeling ladies' hair

You seem to be doing well, man

ls education a must?

Be it Maggie Cheung, or Maggie Q,

I make all women look younger and cute

But you are the best of us

Now you work for Citibank

In charge of Far East,

you must have a good time

With a hot western girlfriend!

We've seen her pic on Facebook

Look. She looks hot

Finished. Just broken up

It happened this morning

Just broken? Doesn't matter

Chinese girls have better skin. Cheers

Ka-lok, you look a bit miserable

My mom's just got cancer

I've been looking for my dad these years

How long are you in Hong Kong for?

No idea. I'm now Managing Director

May be Shanghai next stop

Girls are easier to pick up there

Easy? They are all the same: London

Shanghai, or Hong Kong

Hey, look over there!

That one seems interested in you

How do you know she's into me?

You are the coolest among us

Can't it be me?

Summer camp is not just for games

We've seen the tanks out in the square. We're sad and distressed

Work hard

for a better China

Now it's time for more vocab

Does anyone know what this place is?

I know. Niagara Falls

Well done, Adam

It was discovered

by a French explorer some 200 years ago

Shing, what's the word for this huge ditch?

It's nothing but some roaring waters

There's no gold there. Is it worth an adventure?

There is so much beauty in life

so intangible

only to be felt by one's heart

Adam, what will you do when grown up?

I'll seek to change the world

How can you do that? I'd earn a lot of money

Money is what most people want

But we all need love

Your parents love you

And friendship

And love between man and woman

Is it true that we will find what we want

only if we work hard,

like that French traveller?

Yes, if you have a strong will

Ka-lok, you don't look convinced

Don't tease him. He's no idea who his dad is

I don't want to go to England on my own

They'll convert me into an Englishman

Ka-lok, and Shing, what are your plans?

What plans?

We're not well-off enough to go to the West

Dad said we wait for the commies to come

Will you come back to see us?

I won't forget you. I'll be back

That's a promise. Sure

Hey, look over there!

Wow, come on

Wow, that's

a spectacle

This is better than the waterfall

(Hong Kong my homeland...)

You keep letting us down

How can you go to Britain on your own?

But I only saw her naked back

Just the naked back? You wanted more, didn't you?

Just her back. OK I have been very bad

What a brat are you!

We're going to Canada.

You make us worry

I bet you'll grow into a sick peeper,

or even a Yorkshire Ripper

Sick? Oh yeh? Someone under this roof is sicker

What did you say?

I had a nap on Sunday

Corning out of my room I saw you hugging and kissing Maria

What? Is it true?

Oh what a liar

Maria, is that true?

No, it's not true

Not true? You know what I'm going to ask you?

She's given it away

You sick dirty old man

Bull Shit!

You play kind to Mommy,

but you fancy Maria

You're a hypo... a hypo...

Hypocrite. Watch your English!

I hate hypocrites

I'm going crazy!

Hypocrite! Write the word 50 times!

Hi Shing,

I'm going to the UK soon

Don't let them bully him

I'm off to the loo

I go with you

May I buy you a drink?

I've tried out everything on this drink-list

Besides, nothing interests me

Take a wild guess

All right

Excuse me, Tony

What can I do for you?

The stunner here, she said she's tried everything in the bar

But I reckon there's one thing she hasn't tasted yet

Why don't we give her a pot of Red Robe?

Red Robe? This is not a tea house

Tony, I know you have it

Don"[ you?

Your gweilo boss is here

Killing time, he doesn't drink alcohol. He drinks Red Robe tea

Let's try some of his private collection

You're well-informed

And so? Did that count as a surprise?

Let's say I'm intrigued

You like tea? Not afraid to be called old-fashioned?

I'd like to change taste from time to time

After all this alcohol, I do just crave a cup of tea

But I prefer wine

I think a man should be like wine

full-bodied, and seductive

And addictive?

Nowadays many westerners are tea-experts

Including a hybrid like you

Do you want to give it a try?

Why don't we go somewhere else?

Hey guys, sorry. Gotta go

I wait for you outside

That's quick

Oh, come on guys,

Let's meet here again on the New Year's Eve

We come back here for another round and the countdown

Bravo! Tony, Adam suggests December 31

Get three champagne glasses ready on that night

No problem

See you on New Year's Eve

Can I have your mobile?

What?

Don't ask, let me have it

Lest you forget

Reminder: Our party. December 31

Do come back

To performance!

He's awesome, isn't he?

New Year's Eve

Let's get a girl each on that night

I'm off now

Sure. I'll settle the bill

Take care!

See you

Here's the list your husband has drafted

Total value is 1.6 billion. Equal sharing

What about the Rolls Royce? It's not on the list

Oh, Mr Lam's words,

the car is a gift from his grandfather

It's his own property

I am not being greedy. I have a son to take care of

He is my whole world

That bastard's got everything

His Chinese slut will have the last laugh

I'm afraid the law is the law

I tried my best

You've got your Bentley,

why don't you get off his back

I was such a fool

to have married him

Don't be upset

Divorce is the new start in life

Do you believe in God?

This Saturday, there is a hymn choir recital

I bought two tickets. Why don't we go together?

As the Psalm goes, The Lord is my shepherd...

I shall not be in want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters...

Don't play with me. I'm also a Christian

May I have the honour to be your protector?

I'll come to your office to sign the papers

What about the choir recital?

No thanks. I'm your client

Do go back to review these papers

I'm so sorry. Are you OK?

Sorry. I was in your way

Do let me pay your bill

No thank you. We drank a lot. That's not fair

May I insist?

If you do, then shall I repay you with a cut?

My card

Lau Tin-shing?

Come to my shop at 8 pm next Monday, if you're free

I'll give you a private service

Hi chauffeur, are you downstairs? OK, bye

Hope to see you next Monday

You're such a devil

Don't you like it?

I don't know if I'm in heaven or hell with you

Why are you so fierce?

That's how I hunt

a beast like you

That's a nice ring

Yes, it's my wedding ring

He's in politics. I hate politics

Politics??

You know politics is like prostitution

Now he's busy with all his whores

How can he make time for you?

Is that what we call love?

Love is a luxury

Yes, I love him,

for his granting me such liberty

I love him for his love of power

He never spends much time here

What if he finds us out?

I have his secret

Wow. This is your husband?

Jesus. Who's that girl? She's just a child!

It's a young chic in Shenzhen. Fourteen or fifteen

He kept the video as a trophy

I've discovered it, and stored it

Aren't we just too moral compared with that?

I'm sorry. Did it scare you?

All right. I'll take a shower

Should we be together?

Together? What about your husband?

I mean shall we take shower together?

Most women-writers met a tragic end

Fate was cruel to them

Like Lin, who fell for a poet

But he died in a plane-crash

Hsiao Hung fell in love with her teacher

It was taboo,

and didn't end well either

Their love was brilliant, magical,

but like fireworks, transient

I'm reading a memoir

Is that within the syllabus?

Is that all you're interested in?

Is life programmed into a syllabus?

Don't just bargain, please

The happy gourmet there, is it delicious?

Bring me one next time

Sorry I've been a bit selfish

Class dismissed

Professor Chan, you don't look well

Are you feeling OK?

Do I look sick?

No. But you don't look very happy

You put it so well, but such knowledge seems outdated

Sad that they're not interested in the past anymore

So be it

They don't give a stuff,

and I get paid

Not their fault. A literature degree is no MBA

Employers don't like it

Your teaching is brilliant. They just don't get it

Professor!

That guy's waiting to date you

Forget him

Have you ever met anyone like those heroines?

It's a lost breed of rare creatures

Why not?

I'm from Tianshan, the North West

Like you, I feel like an alien in this place

So you're not Han Chinese?

So far away, I bet the air is clean and fresh there.

Hey, you don't look Chinese. You have good manners

Hey, I love your country

Fancy coffee at Starbucks?

How did you know I'd turn up?

I saw you with my mind's eye

- Do let me. - Yes

They play Mozart

for cattle to make Wagyu beef

An art in Kobe. It helps the creature to relax, the meat becomes tender

I don't do hair-dressing

I do hair sculpture

I bet you tell all women clients the same thing

I'm fussy. I reserve my best lines for

the most fabulous one

Shing, I'm not eighteen anymore

A woman's hair is like an outer-heart

I feel its texture, its delicate warmth,

and explore its secrets

How warm is my other heart now?

A western customer told me this saying:

A bad haircut is two people's shame

You're my work from now on

If I mess it up,

you'll get frowned upon, and I'll share the shame

Have faith in me

You smell like heaven

A rare perfume

Shall I guess? A few drops of Vol de Nuit

A brand with a dark blue fragrance

It's associated with a legend

Like that of The Little Prince.

It was made with a life

During WWII, a French air force

pilot had to fight the Nazis

He made love with his wife

on the previous night

So that he would carry the fragrance to the sky

Sadly, he never came back

How do you feel?

I feel like walking into a waterfall

What do you see?

I saw how you bumped into me that day

You poured wine on me,

and made me wet

Drunk again?

Let's go home

It's my birthday today. Sing me a song

I'll do it later. Shall we go home?

Come on, sing. Happy birthday to you...

- Let's go home morn. - Come on, sing

Who's she?

- My mother. - Is she OK?

Just a bit drunk. Sorry sir.

I'll take her home

Ambulance?

No thanks

Come on mom

- Sorry sir. - I'm fine

I said I'd tell you the truth on my birthday

I should do it now

Is this dad? And this looks like you

He joined our school late

It was a girls' school taking boys in sixth form

He was so popular

Many girls fancied him

And I was so proud,

I thought he should be mine

We both joined the school's opera club

We went out. We fell in love

He got me pregnant

and I was expelled

My grand-dad was in the seafood business

The scandal was a terrible loss of face

He kicked me out

He gave me this flat

I had lived alone to bring you up

What happened to dad?

I heard that he then joined the police force

Police??

He married someone

Her father was a drug-lord

He had killed a cop to cover his in-law, and was jailed

After he got out, he killed himself with a gun

Did he? Where?

That's enough! And stop looking for him

He's long dead. No more

Now you're grown up, get married

Get someone to share the rest of your life

Come on

Now I've told you everything

You have to put it behind. Promise me

Are you resident here?

No. I'm for Mrs Lam

This is a privileged area

Have you got your permit?

I'm her boyfriend. Haven't got a permit

I have an appointment

- Hello. - Hi

- She's waiting for you downstairs. - Thanks

Hi

Sorry

I fell asleep. Didn't feel very well

- A massage would heal. - Fine

You have good hands. You do it often

This is the spot for headache

Where's your husband?

He's doing business in China

A factory-owner?

He's done shoe-making and jeans, now he's in mining

He's got a mistress, right?

How do you know?

You wouldn't have got me otherwise, would you?

He's keeping a masseuse in Hunan

It's not a fair world

Men can mess around, why not women?

That means you're messing up with me

You're not serious either, are you?

Remember?

A bad haircut is two people's shame

Since I touched your hair that evening,

my piece of silver has been

addicted to your tenderness

Serendipity, right?

Do you mean it?

Mom, I'm going to Phuket with my classmates

Oh, sorry morn

What a lucky generation

Your son?

Andrew.

A big lad, right?

Born with a silver spoon in his mouth

Living in a big house. I envy him

He's just finished his IB

He'll soon go to university in Toronto

- Toronto? - Yes

It's been my dream to live there

Well?

My dad was poor. He couldn't afford it

All my friends ended up In Britain or Canada

Life is short. Once a dream's gone,

Life becomes dull

But you're still young

What can I hope for?

But I'm just a worker

Work hard, and you'll get it

What a clichm

Row hard, you'll get to the shore

No you won't. The world's fooled us

We all had dreams

I'm sure you once had one:

You'd meet your Mr Right

You'd get married, then a sweet family

He said he would love nobody else

And now? Just like a dream, wasn't it?

What if I say you float my boat?

And would you one day shore me up?

What has become of Peking Opera?

So many Peking Opera artistes perished in the 60s

That was the Cultural Revolution,

which destroyed all good tastes

The Red Guards and the burning of books

It was the Reign of Terror

It's now a remote episode

But if we choose to be forgetful,

History will repeat itself

Hi Linda. Nice to meet you again

Welcome for body check. Would you come upstairs?

We have some new products for you

Our new brand this year: Angel Touch

We have different sizes and colours. Your body's well kept

You have all the beauty and wealth in the world

But I believe women want one thing

What's that?

Romance. You don't have that yet

A man who can change his fate is

always charming

That's all that I ever want to do since I was a child

To do something incredible

Change the world

What do you want to change?

Not yet. But one day I will

You're working in an international bank. You'll go to Shanghai

Hot cash, cheap labour, rich and poor,

You are part of globalization

What could you change?

Yes

You are right, I can't change the world

But can we change us?

Thank you. Thank you

Welcome to our new salon

Congratulations Linda

Shall we get a discount

from your new salon?

Definitely

Then we won't keep going back to the same place in Jockey Club

Oh just stop cashing in

Shing's skill is to die for. He's the chef here

So this is your partner?

Yup. This would make him stay

I gave him some shares

Linda is the boss, I'm at her service

But you're together

You're a boss. Just perform. You'll make it

Besides his hands, your golden boy's so humble

What a treasure

Where did you get him? You have good taste

Sniff around for us

Then come often with our alumni

You'll pick a good-looking boy among our staff

Not another Filipino

I prefer Shanghai guys

Definitely

Excuse me

Andrew, take care of aunties

Hey, master. I've got a problem with my hair,

It's a bit dry. What do you think?

I'd suggest some colour treatment first

Can I be your first customer?

My first month is fully booked

My card. Call my secretary

Your secretary?

Thanks

(It's my birthday tomorrow)

Your mom's brain looks fine

But her lymph cancer is spreading

And it means?

Her days are numbered, I'm afraid

Come in

What can I do for you?

How much?

US$1,800

Don't you take a shower first?

Wait

What are you thinking?

Hello

She's my mother

I beg your pardon?

In hospital. I'll come over

What's happened?

My mother's in hospital again

Go to see her

No, keep it

Hey, just wait

How are you feeling morn?

Here you are

Nice to see you

Who is this lady?

My student

No, we've been together for a while

Snowy is my name

So you are in love

Yup. He's been keeping it quiet

That's why I don't see you often

I've been looking around for dad

Give me a break, would you?

I've told you. He was a cop

He shot a colleague before blowing his head off

Haven't I told you?

OK, stay calm

And your name is

Snowy

Snowy

Please keep this, Snowy

What a lovely amber

It's a million years old

I'm like the insect inside for these years,

frozen and locked up forever

Don't say that

You can fly out, if you tell me the whole truth

Forget it. You'd take care of my son, wouldn't you?

Yes

She's rather weak.

- Visiting time's over. - Thanks

Take a sleep. We'll be with you soon

Shampooing. Lesson one

Never splash water on your customer's face

Didn't I tell you? Handle your towel properly

Hey. Be serious

Mixed vegetables and gingered chickens

We had so many

VIPs here

Chris Patten, Hillary Clinton

Even Obama for next year

Who is Chris Patten?

Our last governor.

Now people are so forgetful

Your chic? She's pretty

Watch over

You don't look in the mood

You've been searching for days

I have friends in the police.

Still not a clue

They might not want to tell

I know them well. They won't fool around

Then your mom must have hidden something

She's deluding herself

She's been holding so much from me

She must know the truth

There must be something

She wants to tell but she couldn't

I've seen a pic of dad in uniform

He'd sent it to morn

That means he was really a cop

You've got to find him, right?

One learns wisdom at a dining table

from his father at home

As a kid

my dining table had

always been empty

- I got it. - What?

A cop murder must be big news

Let's check out some newspaper archives

Go to a city library. Eat up

Here it is!

(Mid-night murder)

(at police station)

Policeman shot

colleague against bullies

He turned himself in

(Police murder on trial)

The gun was missing

We know more now, right? Professor Chan

Where's he after his release?

He should have nowhere to go

after his release

You mean he's still in Hong Kong?

- Leave me alone! - Professor Chan...

Go home. No ice-cream. Go home

Shut up! I want ice-cream

Hey, how can you be so rude?

- Sorry. - Stop being nosy and get lost!

You little devil. I feel sorry for your parents!

Let's go home... Thank you

This man just assaulted me. You thanked him

I'll tell mommy!

Why did your mom

give me the amber?

Can't you understand?

A million years ago,

this fly had been sunbathing

His life was cut short before he knew what happened. Sad

Life is so transient. At least the fly was immortalized

Now he lives in a crystal heaven. I consider that lucky

But his heaven looks like a tear-drop

Amber means tears of a tiger in classical Chinese

But tigers never cry

Tigers are merciless

My morn must want

you to be my dictator

You mean I'm a tigress

A vegetarian tigeress. Or, A buddhist witch

Hey, why are you here?

I'm here to beat you

Who do you think you are?

All stand-by. We've one minute left

Cam 1 on Wong on the right. Cam 2 master shot

Cam 3 on Ben Ding, the beast

BD is to win. My God.

What a spectacle

Thirty seconds...

Where's his pretty wife?

I wouldn't show up if I were her

That would make

the Beauty and the Beast

How could she have married him?

15 seconds

Ready? 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, pull them apart!

Dr Ding, we meet again

Barrister Wong,

let's fight a fair battle

The young are rebellious

They are a bunch of anarchists

They're into cyber-porn and demonstrations

You, however,

are hero of that rotten clan

I've been fighting

for their rights

Dr Ben Ding, you've been

a shameless spokesman for your class

The poor are languishing away

in cages and boxes

But property prices rocket up

They can hardly breathe in this Winter of Despair

Only an electoral body hand-picked by

Beijing can vote in this election

Property tycoons suck up our blood.

We want universal suffrage

This is a ricked game.

You're part of this dictatorship

Crazy! Don't you think he's a joke!

What joke?

Your husband! They want to make him the mayor of Hong Kong

You know what the things he's done. How can you stand it?

That's beside the point. I don't have a choice

Why don't you just leave him?

Leave him, so we can be together

I want to, but not now

Trust me, I need more time

HOW long?

I don't know?

He'll win, at least after he becomes mayor...

Enough. I don't see why you have to wait

What did you tell me your dream was. What did you say...

You know my dream: to be with you

You said you want a romance

Look at this place. This is southern France. This is beautiful

We can move there

I'll quit my job. You can leave all the shit behind

Start all over again, Now isn't that what you call change?

It's not so simple

How can we be together if we weren't willing to change ourselves?

Andrew, I brought some clothes for you

Linda!

Linda!

You hook up my boy!

You've got me, now my son!

You jerk!

You don't like girls?

Thank you very much! You're so versatile!

You hurt mommy so much, don't you know?

But you and dad never care about me!

Dad's got a mistress,and you a gigolo

What about me?

But what about your school fees,

piano classes, and skiing trips?

I want you to treat me

as a grown-up. Not a baby

I never got what I wanted!

So what did he give you?

We've been close friends for months

I'm happy with him

Shing works so hard,

I want to help him

But mom's helped him with a new salon!

He's been cheating on us. He's a liar!

I've been true to Andrew

I haven't been false with you either

Now what?

I'm not going to Canada.

I want to help with the shop

Are you mad?

You haven't gone through

all these years, to be a hairdresser!

You've got an estate!

We've made up our minds. We'll be together!

It's OK

Not even Beijing could help you

I just want to know

about this cop

He was a murderer, and jailed.

You think he'll still be in charge here?

Don't waste your time

Just go away

And what do you do? A journalist?

He's my father

Lone Chan. Please

- What's up? - Sir!

This guy came for a cop named Lone Chan

Claimed to be his son

Lone Chan? Your father?

Please sir. He's never met his dad

Now his morn is dying. Please help him

I thought the Hong Kong police serve the people

Prove your honour, please!

Stop it...

You come with me. You stay

The shooting took place here in 1978

I was a new guy then

I knew about it

What happened?

PC Chan was on duty

It was manslaughter

Why did he kill?

Had he been bullied?

I have no idea

Nobody from police had visited him in jail

What happened since his release?

You really want to find out?

The bar opposite to this station,

there's a heavily made-up middle-aged woman

She hangs around there every Saturday night

Go find her. That woman might know something

The bar's name?

Maya

Thank you

Remember, the lady in red

Let's get her

I can't figure out

why the lady in red

We just get there and look around

I had been living in the dark

till you lit up my world

Did I? I'm flattered

Thank you for being my only audience

of my old Peking opera

Peking, that forgotten name, not Beijing as now known

It was then full of talents,

our Weimar Republic

They say I'm claustrophobic, they don't talk to me

They say depression is hereditary

I want to get away from the city's clamour

I just want some quietude

They think I'm a weirdo, I'm no weirdo, just a loner

I'm obsessed with solitude

I'm shut down

My life is a dead end

Sorry, I've been boring you

Your father seems to be your burden

If it's a burden,

why do we live with it?

If the state is a grim patriarchy

What does liberation mean?

What a puzzle

Who am I here?

You're getting philosophical

Let's find him on Saturday

Support Ben Ding!

Ben Ding our next mayor!

We're for DB!

We love DB!

If I'm in, you all get full bowl of rice!

Good!

Get lost, you puppet!

Get lost, you loony!

We are for DB!

Ben, you have our support!

Are you crazy?

Why don't you leave him?

How can you stand that?

Please!

How can you let him off?

Shing, you've promised me!

Haven't you promised me?

You get out of here!

I'll let go of Andrew

I'll give up the salon

I'll get lost for good

What?

Do you mean it?

On two conditions

And?

First,

I'd give up all the Salon's shares

You buy them back with $20m

20 millions? You're crazy

Second, Andrew will go

to Canada as planned

I'll go with him

Oh yes? Are you good enough

for the college?

Don't worry. I won't be after Andrew

I have been haunted by a childhood dream

I want to see Niagara Falls

I want to make that pilgrimage

Just to be there

Why don't you join a tour?

I want to join you. A farewell trip

Andrew will go his own way

A short trip?

Not more than 3 days

Andrew, you have your future

Your mom is right. I'm a jerk

I'm a trespasser in your lives

Our paths shouldn't have crossed

Get back to your mother

We've lived on borrowed time

Don't cry

Shall we do this last journey?

What a cozy place.

It's kind of you

I've rented the whole dining room

Congratulations to your celibacy

I heard the latest rumour

You're well-informed

The rumour has travelled fast

It's the hottest gossip

in all the clubs

Hong Kong is a village

Do you remember me?

Betty l'm Betty, Linda's friend

Of course. I've done your hairstyle

Shall I come straight?

You've split up from Linda

May I consider myself next in the line?

I'm now in intermission

I'll let you know when I'm available

I wouldn't wait. I've got great plans

I have good contacts in Beijing

I can take you to China

With a few hundred salons, we can get on to stock market

With our talents, plus my network,

we'll be Elizabeth and Walter Raleigh

I don't ask for much

Someone to carry my shopping bags

Be my chorus in a karaoke

Above all, occasional free hair-treatments

Couldn't spot a thing

It's been raining

Maybe she's not there

I'm starving

Let's go

Would you tell me about a person?

Who are you?

My name is Ka-lok. Do you know Lone Chan?

Do you know him?

So you come for my boyfriend

What?

This is my friend, Ka-lok,

who wants to find his dad

Really?

My morn is very ill. I must find him

My mother

Come with me

Where's Mr Chan? Is he away?

I'm Lone Chan

You don't believe it, do you?

Come over

We went to the same school. We were in the opera club

Your morn was aggressive

She was the most daring girl in school

I am not interested in girls

It was a crime at that time. I had to disguise

I had to accept her crush. I made her pregnant

Your great grandfather was furious

I couldn't possibly marry her

For me it was

unimaginable

You brought shame to our family!

There must be a wedding, or you go!

I left her

Did you marry someone else?

Mom said your in-law was a drug-dealer

You killed a colleague, then killed yourself

She made that up

I've been single since then

I joined the police, with the secret hope

that I could correct myself there to conform

You're way behind. Hurry up you wanker!

You're just a piece of rubbish!

Not you again you filthy queer!

Shame on you!

Get the bastard!

Why joined the police?

I was on late duty with that one.

It was bad luck

You again

What? You sissy

So you have a dick? Show it to me!

Don't you dare?

Go away!

I was scared

I went far away and buried the gun

I turned myself in

I said I had thrown the gun into the sea

Guilty of manslaughter,

I got out after 8 years

The world had turned upside down

The Brits were packing up

I had nothing left

So I decided to live an honest life

I had to be true

I went to Thailand to make a change

I came back as a changed man

I have been waiting so many years

Day after day, at the street corner,

wasting my time. Have I been waiting for you?

Or my Judgement Day?

For something to happen? I had no idea

The moment has come,

Let's get to see mom

Your mom?

Dad

Meet her before it's too late

Please pass her this message

I've missed her all these years

But I prefer hiding for the rest of my life

lam not good enough to be your father

Police never discovered the gun

I dug it out after

This is my previous life

Would you keep it?

Don't look back after you leave here

You are my father forever

What the hell! Do you know what time it is? What's up?

Just watch this

Shit

Holy shit. It's dynamite stuff

You know what?

I live here

I make a living from this place

Oh come on

You're the one guy that preaches about the freedom of press

That's why I asked you to come here

You know they have a right to know

Oh yes. Something nasty happened today

Yes

Those cynical journalists...

I totally agree. The U.S. must be behind this

Hello

Hey you! It's shit hitting the fan now

What?

Happy now?

You're the only one who knew

I never said a word

You think I'm an idiot

I tell you, they know everything

Get a divorce, OK?

I've done nothing!

Some guys up in the North called me

Sorry, no mobile in the club

Get me the papers

That's it!

Mrs. Ding

(Ding's Teenage Sex Video Exposed)

Hi

Something for your boyfriend?

How's he like?

He teaches in college

I'd recommend this

This looks nice

What size would fit him?

This will do. How much?

It's $598

I'd take this

Just a sec

- I'd pay cash - Thanks

Hi morn. Great to hear from you

What? Why are you crying mom?

My brother? Beaten up, in hospital?

But what about dad?

Don't cry morn. How much do they ask for?

What about our house?

Ok. I'll come back. I'll get home now

Your shirt

Hey, come over here!

What a spectacle! Wow!

Andrew, mom's got a flu

Buy me some tablets, would you?

Come over

Thank you for spending so much time with me

But I can no longer stay with you

I don't belong to this place. We are from different backgrounds

We are both aliens in Hong Kong

You've been living in a shadow

Shall I call it serendipity?

I felt only I could help you to be free

My home in China has been destroyed

I need some money to settle this. I have to go

I feel bad about leaving

But I learned a lot in Hong Kong

Thank you for your sharing

We are both like amber, entrapped

But enthralled by each other

I cast away a cloud for you

But I'm still looking for my blue sky

An insect was fossilized by a drop of tree resin

a million years ago

And you have been imprisoned in your solitude

I bid you farewell

I hope you can fly out

Keep the amber, and the instant of timelessness

Take care

Snowy

(Reminder: New Year's Eve Party)

"I feel like I can't speak"

"My vision gets a little hazy"

"The world around me disappears"

"I slowly go a little crazy"

"I hold your body close"

"but my heart it isn't here"

"Lost inside this silence"

"Broken down in fear..."

"I need to hold you"

"Like it's the first night"

"Take us back in time"

"Press rewind"

"Why can't I say what's on my mind?"

"I don't wanna shutdown"

"I wanna open up my heart..."

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Thank you, Linda, you have groomed me

You made my dream come true

You redefined my life

You have been such a role model

And a great mother

Rest in peace, Linda

We will miss you forever

I've got good news from the solicitor

The estate's come to me, I mean us

My goodness

Are you that famous journalist?

You've just made a headline

You have good sense

Forget it. This is Andrew

Hi, Andrew

We just got married in Toronto

He had gone thereto study

But ended up graduating with me at a church

Another one. How's life?

Surviving

Everybody ready?

10, 9, 8, 7, 6...

Once more, Happy New Year!

Things looks screwed up this coming year

America is finished. Japan is fucked up

Europe is bankrupt. Depression everywhere. Agree?

The fireworks look gorgeous

Tomorrow will be wonderful