HKYWA 2015 Fiction 3 to 6

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p the Pearl River, there was a little village built on the sides of two colossal mountains. Fewer than five hundred lived in this arcane village and it was mired in poverty as it was isolated from the modern world. The smog-covered sun was setting as ...

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The children had just left school and stuck in big groups while they flooded into the uneven streets of the village as they all went home to their wooden huts. All of the children except one had returned home. He was a slightly taller boy aged el...

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The boy was called Chang, and was infamous for being the greediest boy in the village. Each day after school, Chang would stay at the snack shop and eat until he was full to the brim. Most residents of the village suffered from the severe lack of...

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“Here you go,” Chang reached into his tight trousers and took out a fistful of coins as he dropped them on the counter, paying for his meal.

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Chang then ran home, gasping for air every now and then. He trudged down the muddy street as he reached the sturdy oak door of his house. Compared to all the other little shacks, it was like a giant, towering over the others, covering them in bo...

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“Welcome home dear, but did you go to the snack shop again?” Chang’s mother asked him accusingly.

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“Of course I did not!” replied Chang as his cheeks blushed red while sweat oozed out of his scalp.

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“Well anyway, I have some bad news. I sense a horrible flood coming our way in a few days time, so come back home as quickly as possible okay? I don’t want any of my precious children getting lost and hurt.” Mother solemnly said as she hoped fo...

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The days passed but rain fell heavily. The farmers continued farming; the women stayed at home; and the children continued going to school. Then on one particular day, Chang’s life changed forever. That day was especially moody and the clouds ...

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As the children piled and tumbled out of the school gates, voracious little Chang forgot what his mother had told him and did not return home as quickly as possible and instead was consumed by his own greed. The chubby and blithe eleven-year...

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While Chang was enjoying himself as he licked his greasy fingers, he did not notice a massive wave of polluted water coming his way. The Pearl River was extremely rough today and smashed its waves against the grubby village with its tremendou...

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Wood was sprayed everywhere and huts and stalls were smashed into smithereens as the villagers had no time to react. The flood was quick, however had been predicted. The once-developing village was no more than a ruin. All but one house survi...

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Everything was silent. Nothing moved. No sound was heard. The deafening silence was miraculously broken when a short thick hand shot up from the water, grabbing the big and flat piece of wood that used to hold the snack stall together. Out of...

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Chang continued to clutch on to the piece of wood like a baby clinging onto its mother; regretting not following his mother advice, therefore scolding himself for not doing so. The river continued to carry him downstream as he whimpered in fea...

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The poor boy cried until his eyes became dry and red. His clothes were damaged and the filthy water stuck to him as if it were a second skin. As he got carried into the river further, the water got more rapid and pulled harder at his tree trun...

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“Wake up little boy, you are safe now.” Said a stranger comfortingly. Chang lay lifelessly on the metal deck of a patrol ship. The boy had gone through so much and his face was pale and sickly. The stranger was a Guang Dong marine and blew ai...

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“Where am I, and who are you?” Chang said hoarsely

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“You’re on a police boat. I am Lam and I will take you to safety. We found you unconscious floating on the Pear River. You’re lucky to have survived this.” The stranger known as Lam answered.

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Chang did not know how to react to this. He was hundreds of miles from home while his family was guaranteed dead, however he had survived and had made his way to the famous city. He broke down and started crying tears of joy and sadness. Lam co...

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Lam told him that upstream, there was an ashen city named Guang Zhou with many tall pipes which released pollution into the air. There were many factories producing all sorts of, cars, toys and electronics. However it was not a very cheerful pla...

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It was obvious which place Chang would like to go to and inferred that he would rather go to place with happier people. Chang told Lam that he would rather go to Hong Kong, so Lam shrewdly commandeered the boat.

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It felt like thousands of years since the boat was slow, but Chang finally found himself in the magical place. It consisted of tall buildings and humid weather. In the village, his house was the biggest of them all, however compared to the col...

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The streets were new and bustling with people. His stomach growled as he prowled the streets, looking for something to eat. He saw a lively traditional noodle stall which smelled if fish balls and decided to eat there as he ambled over determi...

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The middle aged shopkeeper adopted Chang as they quickly engendered a close relationship. At last, the boy was safe in the hands of the shopkeeper, an epitomize of a good Samaritan, affirming again that he would raise Chang like his own son.

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I ran down to the water to pick up the gun.

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When you first land at Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong seems like you’ve always been told. With all of the skyscrapers and designer shops, it appears as a land for the wealthy, business folk and their spoilt expatriate children wearing Armani and carrying wit...

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We parted ways, I make mine back to the hotel. Instead of taking the normal route back to the hotel, I opted for the longer route. It is more scenic, you get to walk along a flowing lake, with a lot of trees and nature surrounding it. I walk under th...

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