Seventeen years ago this week, in a rain-sodden ceremony of pomp and solemnity, the Union Jack was lowered over Hong Kong for the last time and the colony was handed back to Beijing. Chris Patten choked back tears as he made his final address before an assembled gathering of British dignitaries that included Prince Charles and Tony Blair, then prime minister. “I am the 28th governor, the last governor,” Mr Patten said. “Now Hong Kong people are to run Hong Kong. That is the promise and that is the unshakeable destiny.”
17年前的7月1日，香港在滂沱大雨中举行了隆重的主权移交仪式，飘扬在香港上空的英国国旗最后一次被降了下来。时任香港总督彭定康(Chris Patten)强忍泪水，在查尔斯王子(Prince Charles)、时任英国首相托尼•布莱尔(Tony Blair)等一干英国政要显贵面前发表了其任内的最后一场演讲。他说：“我是第28任香港总督，也是最后一任总督。现在香港将会由香港人管治，这是承诺，也是一个不容改变的进程。”
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