And in the past, government workers were exhorted to "stick to the rules" and "follow the book." The result: ineffective, convention-bound bureaucrats.
過去，公務員若被指為「圖利他人」，似乎就令人懷疑到他的操守，因此這四個字像個框框，框住了公務員的手腳，使他們一定要「依法辦事」、「援例辦理」，以免落人口實。