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│《The Godfather 教父》導演 Coppola 將賭上億美金家當開拍自己的夢想之作 《Megalopolis 大都會》│

• 82歲的《The Godfather 教父》導演 Francis Ford Coppola 日前接受媒體 Deadline 訪問時，表示他已經準備好在明年開拍他籌備超過40年的夢想之作 《Megalopolis 大都會》。由於向來與好萊塢片廠疏遠的他始終無法得到資金挹注，他已經決定將自己事業第二春——柯波拉酒莊賺到積蓄全部拿來投資這部電影，獨力扛起超過上億美金的製作成本。

• 2001年 Coppola 在坎城影展宣布啟動他從1980年代就開始寫的科幻史詩，描繪一個偉大的建築師如何在紐約經濟崩潰之後，重新將這個城市打造為烏托邦之城。Coppola 當時已經投入大量經費拍攝部分特效畫面，藉以用來說服更多投資人加入這個製作。那時候的卡司已經包含 Robert De Niro 和 Coppola 的侄子 Nicolas Cage 兩位好萊塢一線明星。遺憾幾個月後就撞上了911事件，讓該案立刻進入撞牆期，因為911之後誰還有心情想看一部關於紐約變成大廢墟的災難片。這部片長預估超過三小時、成本高達一億美元的製作還沒開拍就胎死腹中，成為電影圈地下瘋傳、和庫柏力克的拿破崙電影並列為「最偉大的未拍成電影」。

• 這一次重啟製作， Coppola 已經開出洋洋灑灑陣容包含 Oscar Isaac、Forest Whitaker、Cate Blanchett、Jon Voight、Zendaya、Michelle Pfeiffer 和 Jessica Lange。雖然這些卡司並非全然談定，有的還只是導演自己預設的人選，然而這世界上哪有演員會拒絕電影教父本人提出的無法拒絕的要約。

• 專訪刊出之後，英國衛報和網路媒體 Screenrant 的反應都是一樣的。他們分別評論道《大都會》募不到錢，反映了好萊塢片廠的失能。因為整個產業發了瘋似地追求續集電影宇宙和既有知名IP，以致於全好萊塢只剩下 Christopher Nolan 一個人能拍新的故事，其餘的人凡是拿不出知名 IP 就沒片可拍。不論你是 Martin Scorsese 還是 Michael Bay 都逃不過這個遊戲規則。

• 這次拯救了整個製作案的救命錢來自 Coppola 原來純粹追求浪漫的副業。他早年投資的一家小酒莊，在他慢慢停止拍片之後慢慢變成他的主業。如今「Francis Ford Coppola Winery」已經加州最具代表性紅酒品牌，也是美國第12大紅酒酒莊。也許是酒精作祟，或是酒莊高達五億美元的年收入所致，好不容易重獲財務自主的老先生於是又一腳踏入《大都會》。

• 以下這段訪談是最能總結 Coppola 這種激烈型格的故事：

1988年 Coppola 的門生 George Lucas 在師父又因為拍電影賠光家產的時候跳出來替 Coppola 的新片 《Tucker: The Man and His Dream 塔克：其人其夢》掛名當製片（因為星戰之父更容易吸引投資人）。這對師徒/導演製片搭檔在洛杉磯時報記者專訪中一搭一唱地討論一個假設性問題——「如果有人給你20億美元你會拿來做什麼？」

身為電影史上因為投資單一一部電影獲得最多利潤的超級投資人 ，George Lucas 非常冷靜地說他會把10億拿去投資，然後用另外10億去興建一個小鎮。

而人生破產過無數次的 Coppola則說：「我會想辦法用這20億的資本再去銀行搞個300億，然後用來做一件大事。也許是蓋一個真正行得通的城市。我去參觀過巴西利亞，也讀過很多關於那個城市的有趣分析。我們眼前都是一些沒有生命、龐然大物的建築。沒有任何東西是為了活人蓋的。一個城市應該要以人為本。」

Lucas 笑著說：「Francis，然後它就會整個瓦解，而這一次你就會真的搞到破產變成一無所有。」

Coppola：「也許會，但也許不會。」

看出來了嗎？Coppola根本就是他的《大都會故事》中野心勃勃地想要拯救全世界的建築師。


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Are you doing things based on past experience, or are you allowing yourself to be led by the Holy Spirit?

Perhaps you are sensing a leading to do something new or be somewhere else, but you are afraid because it feels so unfamiliar and almost impossible.

The apostle Philip was led to do something new. He had a thriving ministry in the villages of the Samaritans. He could have chosen to stay and play shepherd to his congregation, but he wasn’t disobedient to God’s instruction.

“They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans. But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is a desert.” He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, who had come to Jerusalem to worship. He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”” (Acts‬ ‭8:25-29‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Philip took a leap of faith and journeyed into the desert. God led him to meet a eunuch who was the royal treasurer serving Candace, the queen of the Ethiopians. This eunuch was studying the Scriptures. Only God can cause you to be at the right place at the right time like that.

Philip had the chance to share the Gospel to him, and the eunuch received Jesus as Lord by faith, and was water baptized. Phillip’s ministry went international, and we can imagine that the eunuch went back to Ethiopia and grew God’s kingdom there too.

Being Spirit-led will lead you to experience growth like you’ve never seen before because God will give you the opportunity of a lifetime, to put you in front of people that you will never have the chance to meet if you miss the timeframe. Those who can help you and who can be greatly useful to God.

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“When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them, and said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.” (Acts‬ ‭27:9-11‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

The centurion listened to the ship owner, trusting human experience more than a prompting from the Holy Spirit as shared by Paul.

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二零二零年度第十一次評議會緊急會議｜The 11th Emergency Council Meeting, Session 2020

Date: 10t​h​ February 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 19:00 –
Venue: Union Council Chamber UG201, Union Building

Agenda
0. Meeting call to order and sing the Union Song

Section A
1. To read out the correspondences
2. To receive maiden speeches of new Council members
3. To elect the Chairperson of Union Council
4. To receive and adopt the agenda

Section B
1. To appoint members to the Past Councillor Panel of Judicial Committee, HKUSU Council, Session 2021
2. To receive the report of Judicial Committee, HKUSU Council, Session 2020
3. To discuss the appointment of Honorary Treasurer of the Union
4. To endorse statements issued by Council Committees

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二零二零年度第六次評議會常務會議｜The 6th Ordinary Council Meeting

Date: 30th December 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 14:00 –
Venue: Union Council Chamber UG201, Union Building

Agenda
0. Meeting call to order and sing the Union Song

Section A
1. To read out the correspondences
2. To receive maiden speeches of new Council member
3. To elect the Chairperson of Union Council
4. To receive and adopt the agenda
5. To receive and adopt the minutes of previous Meetings

Section B
1. To discuss dispute between Karate Club, HKUSU and external body
2. To appoint members of Council Committees
a. Union Finance Committee
b. Union Elections Committee
c. Council Business Committee
d. University Affairs Committee
e. Current Affairs Committee
3. To approve membership of the Council Secretariat, HKUSU Council, Session 2020
4. To appoint the Honorary Treasurer of the Union
5. Questions put to the Union Executives, other Councillors, other Official Observers,
Council Committees, or Union sub-organisations
6. To receive the delegate report of the International Students’ Day Summit 2020
7. To discuss possible violation of Council By-laws
8. To receive the half-yearly reports of Union Executives, Session 2020
a. President of Cultural Association
9. To receive and adopt the report of Working Group of the Judicial Committee No.1
10. To discuss alleged infringement of Constitution by Japanese Society, A.A.H.K.U.S.U.
11. To discuss the arrangement of Annual Election 2021
12. To review affiliation applications
a. Calligraphy Society, HKUSU
13. To discuss amendments to the Union Council Election Regulation
14. To discuss possible violation of Council Resolution
15. To discuss possible invalidation of appointment of Returning Officer
16. To endorse statements issued by Council Committees
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The tale of three women's struggle for justice and equalityby Indrani Kopal | 12:05PM May 24, 2012

Guppy Union was started by women workers who worked in a plastics factory in Balakong, Cheras.

Their struggle and desire to start a union started 14 years ago, when they were frustrated with their bosses for increasing their wages by a mere 10 sen.

The workers then decided to get organised to protect their interests.

The first meeting to establish a pro-tem committee was held on Nov 16, 1997.

After much hassle, the government approved the Guppy Industries Workers Union on April 2, 1998, led by a seven-member committee with Koyil Vani Saminathan as chairperson.

However, Guppy refused to recognise the union unless three-quarters of the workers joined the union, including those in the branch in Prai, Penang.

The union committee and members were left frustrated as they had not been aware of the Prai operations.

Still, the three main office-bearers - Koyil Vani Saminathan, secretary Roshamiza Muhamamd and treasurer Kanniamah Annasamy - headed for Prai to recruit members.

In spite of numerous threats, negative propaganda and dirty tricks by the factory owners to deter union activities, they were able to slowly add to the membership.

On May 30, 1998, however, the management suspended all the committee members and then sacked Koyil Vani, Roshamiza, who had worked for the company since April 1993, and Kanniamah, an employee since July 1991.

However, the 200 union members re-elected Koyil Vani as their chairperson up to 2008.

The union continued to function under the able leadership of vice-chairperson Rahiman Mansor and assistant treasurer S Visaletchumy. But on Aug 25, 2001, they were suspended and eventually sacked.

Guppy Plastic Industries rejected all attempts by Industrial Relations officers to reinstate the workers or to agree to resolve any of the disputes referred by the union.

In September 1998, the matter was referred to the Industrial Court. In May 2006, the union lost the case, but took it to the High Court two months later. In 2009, victory was theirs.

However, the unhappy company appealed in October 2011, leading to a verdict in its favour on Feb 21, 2012.

Under Koyil Vani, the union had also championed a gender discrimination case for 11 years against the management. --

In June 2001, 30 women workers above the age of 50 were forced to retire after a new handbook of employment regulations was introduced by the company, in which the retirement age was stipulated.

Eight of them filed a complaint with the Industrial Court. In 2008, it decided in their favour, finding that the difference in retirement age constitutes gender discrimination.

Guppy Plastic Industries sought a review and in 2010, the High Court overturned the decision.

The eight then filed an appeal, but this was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on March 21, 2012 in a unanimous decision by a three-member bench.

Justice KN Segara said the company was merely following its own employment regulations and that it is the industry norm to have different retirement ages.

For 14 years, these women had battled double oppression, for being women and for being a union member, in a country that is signatory to the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

This is their story.

Cameraworks by Navin Kumar Perianen
Edited by Indrani Kopal