It did not take long for Hong Kongers to realize that their new leader harbored a deep – and deeply flawed – “patriotic” worldview that regarded Western “values” as unsuitable for Hong Kong, the first globalized Chinese city in modern history. But it was not until Tung tried to ram through draconian internal-security legislation that many of Hong Kong’s citizens began to feel that they were being overtaken by the repressive governance from which they were supposed to be exempt.
不久，香港人就认识到他们的新领导人怀有根深蒂固——也大有缺陷——的“爱国主义”世界观，认为西方“价值”不适合中国现代史上第一个全球化城市香港。但直到董建华试图实施严苛的内部安全立法，许多香港人才开始感到他们被压迫性政府接管了，而此前他们认为自己可以免受此待遇。在董建华的领导下，群众示威开始在香港频繁出现。