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- But is our truth any better...

So my kids are being

asked to believe lies.

Is our truth any better

than their truth?

Their truth is different from

the perspective of a democracy.

It's their perspective instead

of British perspective.

Even the San Francisco courts

have decided in advance

that there's

a problem in 1997.

- They have a perception of it.

- There is a problem.

Weeks, if there's any problem it's

the making of the likes of you.

And the wicked foreign

press is to blame.

- Of course.

- This is getting a bit too heavy.

Really, what Hong Kong is

about is making mega-bucks.

- Money, money, money.

- We're all here because of that.

There's $25 billion

now earmarked for China,

from US and direct

international investors.

I can see the dollar signs

blinking in your eyes.

- Well what's wrong with that?

- It's like a casino.

It's just like a casino,

you're absolutely right.

- You were talking about the...

- Woman:
The East Villa Gardens.

John!

Ah, John.

Is this...

is this water?

You were talking

about democracy.

Don't forget that Hong Kong

never had democracy,

and Hong Kong never

asked for democracy,

and didn't get it

until 1984.

But having been

given it as a present,

it might miss it if it's

taken away again.

You feeling okay?

Would you miss a present

if it was taken away?

... 1,000 flats,

and what they did was

they bought the rights

to buy 1,000 flats.

When they got them,

they were selling them off

for half a million

dollars each.

- You cynical son of a b*tch!

- We're in Hong Kong.

Careful what you say

or you're in real trouble.

I got a lawyer here to

take you to the cleaners.

Everything has its price,

everything is for sale.

- Nobody falls in love.

- That's why we're all here.

Woman:
Ah, but love is

the most important thing.

With a lovely girl like that

and you don't fall in love,

- something's wrong with you.

- John, what are you doing?

Get up,

come on, get up.

- Are you okay?

- Are you all right?

- What's wrong?

- Funny way to fall down.

Are you all right?

- Sorry.

- Have you had a bit too much?

The conversation was so...

...boring, I fell asleep.

- Oh come on.

Money, money, money

is why you're here.

- Oh, it's why you're here as well.

- Well, I live on it, basically.

They'll be only one party

that day where the...

Are you sure

you're all right?

We better do those

tests right now.

John:
There are moments when

you see your life very clearly.

The things you've

left undone.

That time in Beijing,

we were both ready

for each other.

It seemed inevitable we

would become lovers.

And yet we let it pass.

And then it slipped away.

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