I recall negotiations with my Chinese counterpart when I was Governor of Hong Kong. I was attempting to explain why the rule of law mattered so much to the territory's future, and I noted that when I was in the British government, the law applied to me just as much as to those I helped govern.
极权政府难以理解这一概念。我还记得我担任香港总督时与中国官员谈判的情景。我试图解释为何法治对香港的未来至关重要，我指出，我在英国政府任职时，对我适用的法律与对我帮助治理的人适用的法律一模一样。