Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 3 2018 | Page 273

New Journey to the West
St. Margaret's Co-eduational English Secondary and Primary School, Choi, Penelope - 12
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ne day in the 21st century, in the lands of Heaven, with minds filled with curiosity, Xuan Zang,
Sun Wukong, Pigsy and Sha Wuijing met Buddha at the Lei Yin Temple for a significant
announcement. “ Good afternoon, my friends. I’ve asked you to come in order to notify you all
for your next mission on Earth. It is now year 2020 on Earth and technology is being used widely to
enhance people’s lives, however some problems are still not solved in some specific countries and cities such
as the environmental problems in Hong Kong and the poverty situation in India. Thus, you four will travel
from Hong Kong to India and during your New Journey to the West, you must try your best to find
solutions to the major issues that I just mentioned, understand ?” “Amitabha, yes, we understand, ” the four
replied faithfully and in a second, they have arrived in Hong Kong.
“ What a humongous change on Earth after a thousand years ! ” Sa Wujing exclaimed unbelievably.
“ No wonder why the city is so contaminated, it is all because of the copious number factories and
transports that are producing air pollution, the light banners that are producing light pollution and the
constructions that are producing noise pollution !!! ” the red-faced Sun Wukong roared. Pigsy patted on
Wukong’s shoulder and said,
“ Calm down, brother. Look at this poster which is about the fireworks shows at Disneyland every night. ”
“ Amitabha, nowadays, people in modern cities only know the importance of entertainment but have they
ever thought of the contamination that it has caused to the environment? We must teach them how to
rescue the Earth. ” Xuan Zang sighed disappointedly. The other three agreed and after their discussion, they
arrived at Disneyland at eight that night.
Just when the fireworks show was about to start, Wukong leapt from the crowd and with a somersault, flew
to the top of the castle and raised his voice, “ Stop the fireworks ! ” Then, there were a few seconds of dead
silence among the crowd as if the Earth has stopped revolving. Xuan Zang, Pigsy and Sha Wujing walked
slowly and tranquilly out from the crowd. After introducing themselves, using a magic spell, Pigsy turned a
piece of white cloud into a television which played a video of how Hong Kong as a fish village turned into
an international and industrialised metropolis. “ As you have seen, Hong Kong was once a beautiful and
natural fish village but why would it become one of the world cities with the most pollution? It is because
that you all had misuse energy and technology, e.g. arranging the fireworks shows, which contaminates our
environment and harm our health. Thus, why not cancel these events and get rid of your bad daily habits of
wasting energy and together as a team save our home? ” The crowd burst out applauding to the speech and
starting from the next day, all fireworks shows in Hong Kong have been cancelled and the government and
green groups adopted a number of green policies, such as regulations of light banners and energy use
monitoring ordinances, which influenced a lot of neighbouring cities and countries of Hong Kong, e.g.
Beijing, Shanghai and Japan positively through imitation.
After completing their first mission, the master and apprentices set off to India to continue their New
Journey to the West optimistically.
The cities of Mumbai and Hong Kong are as different as night and day, although they are both commercial
and economic main hubs of their countries, however Hong Kong is facing environmental pollution while
Mumbai is suffering from poverty.
When the four reached their destination, all of a sudden, a gang of masked men attacked the them and
wanted to rob their possessions. After a few rounds of “ combats ”, the gangsters abandoned their weapons
and surrendered, imploring for their forgiveness. The agitated Wukong growled deafeningly, “ Why did you
guys steal things when you knew that it is illegal ? ” “ Sorry, we didn’t meant to be thieves, but as the gap
between the rich and the poor is too wide, our money is insufficient for affording our families’ basic and
daily needs, ” one of the men said with his head down. “ Amitabha, we feel miserable about your
encounters indeed, ” Xuan Zang commiserate the gang and gave them a grey pocket, “ Here are some seeds