Peter Bok ● Photo Journal 卜利泉 ( 光●影●情●事 ): Grove and Great River 小林與大江

【Photo Journey】
《On Grove and Great River》
- Text and Photography by Peter Bok
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《Anecdote of Siu-Lam》
When the great river drifted to the east
His orchestral charm had ceased
To western Hong Kong Siu-Lam moved
To give people her helping yeasts
From QE in southern Kowloon she shifted
To QM for the charity deeds
Being Big Dipper as medical social worker
She was touched by the early-flower-a-day gifts
To accept his love And his marriage feast
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Today, I have the honor to have met my old colleague Grace Lam again after an absence of 27 years in Hong Kong. It cherishes my memory of the following events.

•《Dragon Inn》: In 1968, Hong Kong staged a movie "Dragon Inn" directed by King Hu, a movie director from Taiwan. The movie was well received and broke the box office record. The martial arts presented in the movie was realistic and artistic. The soundtrack was even more interesting with percussion of Beijing opera using fast, haste, slow and delay tempo to create a unique tension. The movie soundtrack was composed by Ng Tai-kong. In late 1970s, King Hu invited Ng Tai-Kong (literally meant "Great River") who was then the Artistic Conductor with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra to compose music for his movies "Legend of the Mountain" and "Raining in the Mountain". Thereafter, Ng continued to compose music for movies directed by King Hu and those produced by the Shaw's Brothers Ltd. I admired Ng's musical talent and often attended concerts presented by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. As his relationship with the orchestra deteriorated, Ng left for Taiwan till his death on September 4, 2001.

•《The Legends of Ng Tai Kong》: Three years ago, I read "The Legends of Ng Tai Kong", a book written by Cheng Hok Yan and published by the Joint Publishing (HK) Limited. This book has revealed the anecdotes of Ng and his wife "Siu-Lam" (a pseudonym, literally meant "grove"). It was till that moment then I found out "Siu-Lam" was Grace Lam, my colleague with the Hong Kong Social Welfare Department. She initially worked at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QE) in southern Kowloon and was later transferred to the Queen Mary Hospital (QM) in western Hong Kong. I had no knowledge of her relations with Ng until she told me about this when I emigrated to Canada in 1988.

•《Anecdote of Siu-Lam》: Today is twenty odd years since our separation, I am glad to have met Grace again in Hong Kong and we have lunch together for reminiscing our old and interesting stories. She shared with me her past: Dr. Chan's an-early-flower-per-day eventually won her love. Talking about her encounter with Dr Chan, her present husband, Grace showed her sweet smile and charm of satisfaction on her face. While on my way home, I was impressed by Grace's candid decision in sharing her past with me. I eventually have this verse in my mind and let it be my dedication to Grace and Dr Chan to wish them a happy and healthy life forever.

•《Dragon Inn》 movie excerpt：
http://youtu.be/TCdZpjfIaj0
http://youtu.be/xgcEuBw2drk

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【光影記行】
《小林與大江》圖文:卜利泉
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《小林逸事》
大江東去藝浮沉
小林西往福澤臨
南九星移杏林苑
北斗情繫插花人
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今天有幸，與濶別27年的同事「小林」在香港重逢，緬懷以下的往事。

•《龍門客棧》：1968年，香港上演了台灣導演胡金銓的「龍門客棧」，大受歡迎，打破了當時電影賣座的票房紀録。電影的武打場面真實富美感，電影配樂獨特，利用京劇梆子敲擊的急、促、緩、遲節奏，營造了緊張的武打氣氛。配樂就是吳大江。其後在70年代末，胡導演拍攝「山中傳奇」及「空山靈雨」，邀請了香港中樂團指揮的吳大江配樂，自此，他繼續為胡及邵氏公司電影作配樂。我十分欣賞吳大江的音樂才華，當年我經常觀賞香港中樂團的音樂會，後來，他與中樂團的關係續漸惡化，最後離開樂團，東移台灣，直至2001年9月4日離世。

•《吳大江傳》：三年前，我閲讀了鄭學仁撰寫，由三聯書店（香港）有限公司出版的「吳大江傳」。書中描述了吳氏與前妻「小林」(化名) 的逸事，才知道她是香港社會福利處，在香港瑪麗醫院工作的同事。當年我與她共事，未知她與吳氏的關係，直到我於1988年離港移民加拿大才從她的口中得知。

•《小林逸事》：二十多年後的今天，有幸與小林相聚午膳，久別重逢，互道當年工作趣事。她原職於南九龍伊利沙伯醫院社會服務部，後調往香港西區瑪麗醫院。今日相聚，小林沉醉於昔日的回憶，臉上泛起甜絲絲的笑容。當年醫院年輕的陳醫生鍾情小林，採取「每朝一枝花」的攻勢，晨早在小林上班前，來到她的工作間，在桌上插上一枝小花，如斯細心與恆心，成為眾人佳話，最後贏得小林芳心。前塵往事，仍然歷歷在目。今天小林，享受着甜蜜的家庭生活。我在回家途中，有感小林能分享她的經歷，寫了四句詩文作總結，獻予小林和陳醫生，祝她倆生活愉快，身體健康。

•《龍門客棧》視頻片段：
http://youtu.be/TCdZpjfIaj0
http://youtu.be/xgcEuBw2drk

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