CU Writing in English

Volume VI/2006

CU Writing in English Volume VI

Preface (Story Section)

When we began assembling short stories for CU Writing, we were dazzled by the power of the stories and their ambition of enlarging our view of the world. All the stories are inspiring and impressive in both plot and language. However, there is a limited number of stories we could include in the space of this collection, anddifﬁcult decisions had to be made. Most stories in this selection are based on the setting of Hong Kong, and the period covered is from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. The stories present to us transformations of characters,

reﬂections on human relationships, disclosure of hidden truths, as well

as haunting representations of lives. With their imagination, creativity and originality, writers have created convincing characters in their experience of the joy and sadness of life. And the stories they wrote explore the still changing forms of the short story.

We would like to thank Professor Parker for his support and advice, without which we would not be able to complete this collection, and special thanks to Miss Tracy Liang for her generous help and guidance.

Finally, we hope that readers will enjoy reading these stories – a

kaleidoscope of contemporary lives.

Jasmine Lai

Wendy Wong

Stephanie Ng