In China’s view, Patten’s position was hypocritical, even offensive, given that the British had ruled Hong Kong autocratically. China believed that it could easily manage the same kind of “executive-led” government that had served Hong Kong well for 150 years under the British.
在中国看来，彭定康的立场充满了伪善甚至冒犯，因为英国对香港实行的也是独裁统治。中国相信它可以轻易地管理好150年来在英国统治下运转良好的“行政长官领导”的政府。