一葉知秋，港鐵頻頻跪低也好，廉署怪事連連也好，只是回歸以來香港種種亂象的冰山一角，也是港府管治沒有靈魂的縮影。中國人崇洋媚外，港府尤其如此，總是喜歡請洋和尚唸經，結果往往適得其反。港鐵現任行政總裁韋達誠來自美國，兩年間就裁走逾一千名員工，又大幅提高票價，引致工會及市民怨聲載道。

類似這種洋和尚唸歪經的例子還多的是。西九文化區管理局先是以高薪聘請來自英國的謝卓飛擔任行政總裁，而繼任者也是外籍人士連納智，西九文化區至今無影無蹤。領匯主席蘇兆明同樣是英國人，在他主持下，領匯成為迫遷小商戶的無良企業。百年學府香港大學新校長也是英國人馬斐森，他被師生指「未夠班」，是對港大以至整個香港及中國的侮辱；再說，在「佔領中環」一觸即發之際，香港最高學府由英國人執掌，日後會發生甚麼事，不能不令人擔心。

香港名義上已回歸十七年，實際上除了更換一面旗幟以及港督變成特首之外，洋大人依然高高在上，餘孽漢奸還在呼風喚雨，難怪有人形容香港「猛鬼」。中央官員不斷強調必須由愛國愛港人士治港，可惜事實恰恰相反，中央崇洋，港澳「猛鬼」，只有主權回歸，治權沒有回歸，港澳豈能不亂！

The sea of troubles with blind admiration of foreign experts

It is a straw in the wind. It may be the constant hiccups of the MTR, or it may be the endless dramas at the ICAC. But it is just the tip of an iceberg of chaos after the handover, and an epitome of the present government’s soulless regime. The Chinese tend to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas power. The Hong Kong government does so particularly, since it believes all foreign experts are better, but the result is often the opposite. The incumbent CEO of MTR, the American Jay Walder, has laid off over 1,000 employees during his first two years in office. The staggering increase in MTR fares also occasioned considerable complaints from labour unions and the public.

Examples abound of such foreign experts usurping top posts in Hong Kong. Graham Sheffield, a Briton, was hired as the CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District （WKCD） with a handsome pay. His successor, Michael Lynch, is also a foreigner. However, up to now, the WKCD still remains a castle in the air. Nicholas Sallnow-Smith, the Chairman of The Link, is also British. Under his reign, The Link has become an unscrupulous landlord that forces small tenants out of its shopping malls. The new vice-chancellor of the century-old Hong Kong University （HKU）, Peter Mathieson, is again British. Criticizing him as “not up to par”, the faculty and students even say his appointment is an insult to HKU, Hong Kong and the whole of China. Moreover, when the “Occupy Central” movement is on the verge of breaking out, the oldest and most famous university in Hong Kong is now in the hands of a Briton. It is indeed worrying as to what will happen.

In name, Hong Kong has been returned to China for 17 years. In reality, other than the flag having been changed and the Governor having been replaced by Chief Executive, foreign mandarins are still aloof, traitors and flunkeys of foreign masters are still stirring up troubles. No wonder some people would describe Hong Kong as “haunted by ghosts”. The Central officials keep on reiterating that Hong Kong must be ruled by people that love the country and the city. Unfortunately, the fact is just contrary: the Central authorities idolize foreign things, while Hong Kong and Macau are “haunted by ghosts”. If only the sovereignty is returned, but not the right to rule, how can the two cities not be in disorder?

重要生字

a straw in the wind 一葉知秋

the tip of an iceberg 冰山一角

not up to par 「未夠班」

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