Echoes of the Rainbow

Eight-year-old Law Chun-yi (who goes by the nickname Big Ears) lives with his parents and his sixteen-year-old brother Desmond in a shoe shop on Wing Lee Street in 1960s in Hong Kong. Chun-yi looks up to his brother, who is a champion runner at the prestigious Diocesan Boys' School, earns top grades, is a talented musician, and is very popular; Chun-yi's parents and teachers often scold him for his poor attitude in learning (contradictory to his brother). Desmond has a girlfriend, Flora, who comes from a wealthy family.