S uch a zone will enable me to walk in crowded districts such as Central with no one within four feet of me. People who see me must move away if they do not want me to spit at them. A zone is an area that is different from other areas in a special way. For example, Hong Kong has pedestrian zones where vehicles are not allowed to enter. When you do something unilaterally, it means you do it without the agreement of others. The problem with my unilateral pedestrian defence zone is that many Hong Kong people walk with their heads buried in their mobile phones. They never look where they are going and will, therefore, not notice me.
When you bury a dead person, it means you put that person under the ground in a coffin. But when you have your head buried in a mobile phone, it means you are looking only at the phone's screen and not paying attention to anything else. You can also have your head buried in a book, which means your full attention is on reading the book. Another problem with my zone is that Li Ka-shing, who recently warned against Hong Kong becoming a city of rule by man instead of rule by law, may say having a unilateral pedestrian zone is rule by man since the law does not allow it. The law also does not allow spitting. I have to admit my pedestrian defence zone is a loony (crazy, stupid) idea.
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中國的新防空識別區（zone），令我忽發奇想，怎樣得以迴避香港繁忙的街道。我大可以單方面（unilaterally）宣告一個專屬我自己的行人識別區（zone）。我的點子是，設立一個四呎闊的地帶（zone）圍繞我。中國的新防空識別區（zone）覆蓋東海的固定地區，我的行人識別區（zone）卻是緊隨我移動。那即是說，不論我在哪裏，沒有人能從任何方向進入我的四呎範圍以內。任何人想進入我的四呎範圍，也必須知會我。要是他們未經許可就入侵我的地區（zone），我會向他們吐口水。
這樣的地帶（zone）讓我得以走在像中環般的繁忙區域，而我四呎以內都不會有人。人們見到我，要是不想我向他們吐口水，都得退避三舍。Zone是特定劃分的地區，譬如，香港就有行人專用區（zones），車輛不得駛入。當你unilaterally做某事，即是說你未得到別人同意便去做。我那單向（unilateral）行人識別區（zone）的問題是，許多香港人都埋首（heads buried）在他們的手機裏。他們從不會看前路，因此，他們也不會留意到我。
當你bury a dead person，即是你將死人置於棺材中，埋葬在地底。但當你have your head buried in a mobile phone，即是你只盯着手機的熒幕而不理會身邊任何事物。你也可以埋首（head buried）在書中，即是你全神貫注地讀書。李嘉誠近來警告，香港逐漸變成人治而非法治的城市，我那個專屬區（zone）的另一個問題，就是他一定會說單向（unilateral）的行人區（zone）是人治，因為法律不容許。法律也不容許隨地吐痰。我得承認，我的行人識別區（zone）是一個瘋狂的想法。mickchug@gmail.com
中譯:七刻
Michael Chugani 褚簡寧
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