In July 1997, as the Union Flag was lowered over Hong Kong for the last time, Chris Patten, the outgoing governor, declared that the people of the former colony would now run the territory themselves. “That is the promise,” he declared in his farewell speech, “and that is the unshakeable destiny.”
1997年7月，飘扬在香港上空的英国国旗最后一次被降了下来，时任香港总督的彭定康(Chris Patten)宣告，这个前英国殖民地将由香港人民来治理。他在告别演讲中说，“这是承诺，这是一个不可动摇的宿命”。
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