In order to placate Hong Kong’s restive population – which included many refugees from China – a “one country, two systems” policy was embedded in the region’s constitution, promising Hong Kong “a high degree of autonomy,” except in foreign and defense affairs for 50 years. Indeed, Hong Kong enjoys many freedoms that the rest of China lacks, including a judiciary system that is guided by British common law and independent from the executive branch.
为了抚慰桀骜不驯的香港人——包括大量来自中国的难民——“一国两制”政策被写入了香港宪法，承诺香港将在50年内获得除外交和防务之外的“高度自治”。事实上，香港享受了中国其余部分所没有的许多自由，包括以英国普通法为基础、独立于行政部门的司法系统。