Chinese commentator Yu Yen rebukes Hong Kong Governor Patten for continuing to refer to Hong Kong as an international asset and seeking international support for his constitutional package . At the beginning they said "the three treaties remain effective," later they suggested "exchanging sovereignty for administrative power," and then they proposed "Sino- British joint administration. Yu Yen says that Britain 's continued insistence on this designation threatens China 's sovereignty over Hong Kong . Yu Yen asserts that because the Chinese government understands Hong Kong , it was able to advance the policy of " one country , two systems " and allow Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy . Other cities , Tokyo , New York , and London , are international cities but that does not change their sovereignty . Britain , he believes , is unwilling to return Hong Kong to China .
Chinese commentator Yu Yen rebukes Hong Kong Governor Patten for continuing to refer to Hong Kong as an international asset and seeking international support for his constitutional package . Yu Yen says that Britain 's continued insistence on this designation threatens China 's sovereignty over Hong Kong . Yu Yen asserts that because the Chinese government understands Hong Kong , it was able to advance the policy of " one country , two systems " and allow Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy . Other cities , Tokyo , New York , and London , are international cities but that does not change their sovereignty . Britain , he believes , is unwilling to return Hong Kong to China .