There is not much to say about the Queen's Rescript, it's just some polite words.
It started with a talk about Chris Patten's life. The general meaning was that there is a little English boy named Chris Patten who comes from a good family, has been working for more than 20 years, is conscientious and has strong professional ability. He is now appointed Governor-General of Hong Kong. It also ended with some polite words and some words copied from the Bible. Alan read the entire edict without any emotion, just like when he was a child in school and was called to the podium by the teacher to read a short essay. Then he handed it to Chief Justice Yang, who was one seat away from him.
Chief Justice Yang is the first Chinese to hold this position. He is also sitting in the C position today, so he is very eye-catching. Among all the guests sitting on the stage today, Chief Justice Yang is extremely conspicuous, wearing a bright red robe and a traditional white curly wig on his head.
He was responsible for verifying the contents of the edict again. After seeing the official signature and seal as well as the Queen's signature and seal, he handed the edict to Chris Patten next to him with both hands.
Patten's face was beaming with joy. He took the edict with both hands, then bowed slightly to Allen who had already sat down. Then he took the edict in his left hand and picked up a small black book on the table with his right hand. It was the Bible.
With these two things in hand, let’s move on to Chris Patten’s special performance – the Three Oaths!
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The three oaths mean making three oaths.
The first is the Pledge of Allegiance.
This is very straightforward. I, So-and-so, swear allegiance to the Queen, her legal hereditary heirs and other heirs.
The second is the oath of appointment.
This is to formally tell the guests present that as he is appointed Governor-General, he must be loyal to the Queen and do a good job in the position.
The third is the judicial oath.
As the governor, I have accepted judicial power and must perform my duties faithfully and serve hard.
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Alan listened to Patten reading the oath and his expression suddenly became a little strange.
This fat man holds a Bible in one hand and an imperial edict in the other. He is swearing to God...
Although what he said sounded nice, Allen already knew that he was going to cause trouble after taking office. To him, this scene was somewhat magical and ironic.
No wonder it’s so difficult to be a governor. This guy has a dark heart, thick skin and no shame!
Why?
Thinking of this, Alan suddenly remembered a small detail that he had not noticed before.
This Chris Patten is the only governor who is not a Protestant, he is a Catholic!
Tsk tsk tsk…
Gentlemen in London, have you considered even such small details?
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The main religion in Britain is Protestantism, although it is one of the three major sects of Christianity, the others include Catholicism and Orthodoxy.
But everyone has the same main belief, but the details of the schools are different.
Now……
Knowing that this is the last Governor of Hong Kong, he will be disgraced in a few years. The new Governor sent this time not only did not give him a title, but also replaced his faith with a non-mainstream one...
Just to point out one thing, you lose your people, it’s none of our business!
In this way, he neither brought shame to the aristocracy nor to his faith.
Shit... It feels like trying to cover up one's own faults.
Alan laughed secretly in his heart and moved his legs. He hated this kind of formalistic meeting the most.
Looking at the crowd below the stage made him feel uncomfortable.
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Wait for Patten to finish his three oaths.
Chief Justice Yang then presided over the rest of the proceedings, such as...
I would like to express my affirmation of Chris Patten's oath just now, and on behalf of the local officials of Hong Kong, I would like to welcome the arrival of the new governor. I would also like to express on behalf of the local officials that they will do their best to cooperate with the new governor and do a good job in the work of various departments.
Then……
Chief Secretary Sir John Hood then gave a speech. Chief Justice Young had just welcomed Chris Patten on behalf of the local Chinese. So Sir John Hood was representing the local British people in Britain and welcomed Chris Patten.
After Hood finally finished speaking, Patten, who had just sat down to rest for a while, stood up again and began to deliver his inaugural speech, which was about what direction he would work towards after taking office, what he would do, and what benefits he would bring to the people of Hong Kong. It was all bullshit...
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Alan was idly turning the pen in his hand when he suddenly felt a gaze behind him, as if it was watching him. This kind of real gaze felt very strange.
He had had this feeling many times along the way today. It was nothing at all. He was good-looking and was used to being looked at a few more times when he went out.
But you can just take a look, why do you have to keep staring at it?
Turning slightly to the side and pretending to look at Patten, Alan glanced behind him and saw Patten's family members sitting in the back... The blonde girl next to his wife had a bored look on her face with her hands on her legs, her eyes fixed in Alan's direction.
Seeing Alan turn his face away, she quickly looked away.
Alan chuckled. This scene...why does it seem familiar?
Originally, because Alan didn't particularly like Chris Patten, so... Alan had basically no communication with him along the way. As for his family, it was even more impossible for them to have any communication. They only met briefly on the yacht today. Alan didn't say much, just nodded to them and that was it.
Unexpectedly, his daughter has been staring at him now. This is quite interesting.
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"Sir, at the dinner later, you..."
Sir Hodder accompanied Alan, and after the inauguration ceremony, the two stood in a corner of the stage and chatted.
Originally... at this point in time, we were not going to set off from the dock until three o'clock. After we passed the dock and the military parade, it would be almost five o'clock. The inauguration ceremony was then held, and now it is almost seven o'clock in the evening. There will be an internal banquet in the booked hotel later, and Chris Patten will invite some local dignitaries and wealthy businessmen to sit down and chat together.
If it were anyone else at a gathering like this, they wouldn't need any persuasion at all. As long as they were invited, they would definitely attend.
But the gentleman in front of me...he doesn't follow the usual path!
Sir Hood had to coax him in a low voice and humbly.
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"I'm not going. You guys chatting... is boring. I'm going back first!"
Alan twisted his neck with an indifferent look on his face, which made Sir Hood feel a little bit of toothache.
There was no other way... Now that the inauguration ceremony was over, the gap between the two was too big. Facing a local noble, even if Sir Hood was the governor or a knight, it was useless...
Didn’t you see that Chris Patten was hiding aside?
"Well... okay, I'll arrange a car to take you back, but... Your Excellency, the Governor has invited you to attend the small event tomorrow..."
"Well, I'll be there tomorrow, that's all, go get my servant."
Alan waved to Sir Hood as if he was ordering a servant, asking him to call his driver and bodyguard to pick him up.
This time, he defined himself as having a bad temper, being reckless, and being arrogant. Why would he go to such an ordinary banquet?
Is it so easy for those local wealthy businessmen to meet Master Allen?
What is your identity...
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Around nine o'clock in the evening, after finishing dinner at home, Alan reclined on the lounge chair on the balcony, reading a magazine seriously in his hand.
This was one of his favorite magazines in the past few years. It was hard to buy at sea before, and whenever he wanted to read it, he would ask other colleagues to bring him some from Hong Kong.
Although this magazine was only founded in 1984, the quality of the magazine was not very high in the early days, but later on... the magazine seemed to have come to its senses, and it kept getting better and better, the girls (ahem... models) became more and more professional, and the poses in the photos were also in line with Allen's aesthetic.
It's not that this magazine is so good, but the magazine that occupied the majority of the market on the ship at that time was his "Sailor's Happy Time". There is no harm without comparison. In that magazine, the models were generally over 40 years old, and some were even under 50 years old.
Even readers who like mature women may find it a bit unbearable to read too much.
Reading this kind of magazine makes you feel excited, eager to do something, then do it yourself, and finally feel relieved.
But after watching "Sailor's Happy Hour", it gives people a feeling that they have seen it... but it also seems like they haven't seen it. They want to get a little hard, but the desire doesn't seem that strong.
This is a bit painful...
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Under such circumstances, Alan happened to stop at a West African port for supplies one day. He found a man selling used books on the dock. He said he had some new things from the East.
Then……
At that time, Allen bought several Hong Kong magazines - "Dragon Tiger Leopard".
Although... these models are said to be Hong Kong girls, they are actually Thai girls whose features are not so obvious. However... even so, Alan, who is tired of seeing old women in magazines at home, is very happy.
Unexpectedly... on the way back today, I happened to see someone selling this at a roadside newsstand. Alan was quite moved and asked someone to buy a few copies so that he could study it carefully to see how the magazine is doing now.
I just took a look and indeed... there is progress!
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The special feature of this book before was... In addition to high-definition pictures, there were also many special small columns.
For example, the adaptation of popular songs.
It's the most popular song on the market right now, and then a new set of pornographic lyrics is released, and readers can just sing along to the lyrics themselves, which gives it a strong sense of interactivity.
But Alan’s favorite is another part, the story-telling session!
It's pornographic text.
How should I describe this kind of writing? It’s not easy. There are many types, including science fiction, supernatural, martial arts, etc.
It's not directly pornographic, but it has a strong storyline. For some of the manuscripts, you can even think while reading them while getting hard. There's a bit of pornography with a hint of seriousness, and a bit of seriousness with a hint of thought-provokingness. It's definitely the ceiling of combining education with entertainment.
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Alan has loved learning since he was a child. Now he is living abroad and feels very lonely. When he sees this kind of text, he feels very familiar with it. Although, due to the limitations of traditional Chinese characters and some Cantonese terms, some paragraphs are a little confusing, but he can still understand about 70% of it by guessing.
Today's magazine contains a short story about a "seed" doll. The protagonist is a loser who suffers from bullying at home, and his colleagues at work look down on him. What's more, he has no money.
so……
He bought a rubber doll and used it to relieve his worries when he got home from get off work every day.
And then…something magical happened.
This doll has absorbed so much essence that it is alive!
It's still a bit like having super powers.
Every night the male protagonist confides his feelings to his doll, saying that a certain colleague is so annoying. The next day after the male protagonist goes to work, the doll will quietly transform and go out, and then...something will happen to that colleague, either death or serious injury or something like that.
Later, the male protagonist finally discovered the strange phenomenon of the doll. The two looked at each other and the truth came out. Then the doll took the male protagonist to make money through various shady ways and lived a good life.
Now that the male protagonist has money, of course he wants to find a real girlfriend...
After he got a girlfriend, he naturally lost interest in the doll, and the doll...
Because it didn't absorb new energy for a long time, it finally degenerated...
The man lost his baby, his career went into a slump, and finally his girlfriend left him. He became worse than before, and the baby...
It's still the same doll and can never change back.
Tears of regret can't stop flowing.
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"Do you understand?"
Alan was still immersed in this pornographic story when he was startled by a sudden voice behind him.
He smacked his lips and glanced at the black and white illustration in the magazine with some reminiscence. The doll was drawn in the current Hong Kong style, with long legs and all parts of the body were extremely exaggerated.
"I learned a little Chinese and can understand a little bit. How about... you help me translate it?"
After closing the book, Alan even felt a little emotional. What does this pornographic text tell people?
Don’t forget your roots when you have money, leave yourself a way out when you have money, and don’t spend it all on women!
Alan agreed with this deeply. This is a real literary work that is both entertaining and educational!
He reached out and hugged Li Zhi in his arms, and gently threw the magazine in his hand onto the small coffee table next to him.
Sometimes, you can’t trust books completely…
When you are really rich enough, you still have to find a girlfriend. A doll... after all, it's just a doll, it's useless!
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The day after Patten officially took office, he invited Allen to visit the Boy Scout camp together.
This invitation was the one that Sir Hood told Alan about last night.
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Tai Tam Scout Centre.
This is a camp located in the Tai Tam Valley in Hong Kong and also a venue for activities.
The reason why the location was chosen here was, first, because the environment here is good and Patten knew that Allen didn't like tall buildings very much.
Second... today he will take over the position of chief leader of the Hong Kong Scouts.
Every Governor of Hong Kong will automatically accept this position.
As for the Boy Scouts... there are none in inland China, only in Hong Kong and Taiwan, which are probably similar organizations. China has the Young Pioneers, which are of a similar nature.
It’s just that Hong Kong has more scouting activities, and all kinds of education start from childhood.
Alan had never come across this kind of thing before. When he first arrived at the camp, he found that the scenery was really nice, apart from anything else. He felt that this thing was a bit like the summer camps that children attended in elementary schools in Great Britain.
A group of little kids, wearing military uniforms, playing games.
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"Haha, have you never been exposed to this before?"
Sir Hood took Alan and stood far away under the parasol, watching Patten speaking to a group of little kids.
“Never.”
Although the scene seemed joyful, Alan always felt that these people had ulterior motives.
This thing...if we instill certain ideas in children from a young age, and if it continues for a long time...what will happen?
No wonder Chris Patten came here the day after taking office. His purpose was very clear!