#Opinion by Lau Sai Leung 劉細良｜"AOs’ conservatism and propensity to maintain the status quo is in fact a built-in force in the government to check and balance various “political reforms” initiated by politicians. The final advice from late Governor of Hong Kong MacLehose in 1982 before he left his post is: “Make sure your decision can get out of the Governor House.” Even reformist MacLehose was kept in check by the colonial civil officials. The so-called “AOs’ party conspiring to rebel”, which is made out of nothing, is just another unjust political accusation in the Hong Kong Cultural Revolution."
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"政務官的保守性、維持現狀，本來是政府Build in的制衡力量，防止政客各式各樣「改革大計」。麥理浩總督1982年離任前最後的忠告是：「確保你的決策能夠走出港督府。」連大有為改革派的麥理浩也面對英國殖民地文官們掣肘，今日所謂「謀逆AO黨」，無中生有，徒令香港文革又多添一宗政治寃案。"
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