měi guó
美国
qián
前
zǒng lǐng shì
总领事
méi wěi míng
梅伟明
tán
谈
zài
在
xiāng gǎng
香港
de
的
gōng zuò
工作
hé
和
biàn huà
变化
Former US Consul General Melvin Lee Talks About His Work and Changes in Hong Kong
méi wěi míng梅伟明 1992nián年lái dào来到xiāng gǎng香港shí时 ，zhù住zài在zhù míng著名de的chóng qìng dà shà重庆大厦 。
Melvin Lee lived in the famous Chungking Mansions when he arrived in Hong Kong in 1992.
tā他dāng shí当时shì是dà xué shēng大学生 ，hòu lái后来chéng wéi成为měi guó美国wài jiāo guān外交官 ，qù去guò过hěn很duō多guó jiā国家 。
He was a university student at the time, later became a US diplomat, and has been to many countries.
2022nián年 ，tā他lái dào来到xiāng gǎng香港zuò做zǒng lǐng shì总领事 。
In 2022, he came to Hong Kong as the Consul General.
sān三nián年hòu后 ，tā他yào要qù去běi jīng北京gōng zuò工作le了 。
After three years, he will go to work in Beijing.
méi wěi míng梅伟明shuō说 ，tā他hěn很xǐ huān喜欢xiāng gǎng香港de的rén人hé和měi shí美食 ，zuì最xǐ huān喜欢chī吃yún tūn云吞miàn面hé和liǎng两cài菜fàn饭 。
Melvin Lee said he really likes the people and food in Hong Kong, especially wonton noodles and rice with two dishes.
tā他cháng cháng常常qù去shì chǎng市场mǎi cài买菜 ，yě也xǐ huān喜欢zuò坐xiǎo bā小巴 。
He often goes to the market to buy vegetables and also likes to take minibuses.
tā他jué de觉得xiāng gǎng香港shì是yí gè一个hěn很bàng棒de的chéng shì城市 ，dàn但xiàn zài现在yǒu有hěn很duō多biàn huà变化 ，bǐ rú比如xīn新de的guó jiā ān quán fǎ国家安全法hé和yī xiē一些méi tǐ媒体guān bì关闭 。
He thinks Hong Kong is a great city, but there have been many changes recently, such as the new national security law and some media closures.
tā他shuō说 ，yǒu xiē有些rén人yīn wèi因为biǎo dá表达yì jiàn意见bèi被guān关jìn进jiān yù监狱 ，zhè这ràng让tā他hěn很nán guò难过 。
He said some people have been imprisoned for expressing their opinions, which makes him very sad.
suī rán虽然zhōng中měi美guān xì关系yǒu shí有时jǐn zhāng紧张 ，dàn但tā他hé和xiāng gǎng香港zhèng fǔ政府yǒu有hé zuò合作 ，bǐ rú比如dǎ jī打击dú pǐn毒品hé和zhà piàn诈骗 。
Although US-China relations are sometimes tense, he has cooperated with the Hong Kong government on issues like fighting drugs and fraud.
méi wěi míng梅伟明xī wàng希望měi guó美国rén人lái来xiāng gǎng香港shí时yào要zhù yì注意zhè lǐ这里de的xīn新guī dìng规定 。
Melvin Lee hopes Americans visiting Hong Kong will pay attention to the new rules here.
tā他shuō说 ，xiāng gǎng香港biàn变le了 ，dàn但zhè lǐ这里hái shì还是yǒu有hěn很duō多zhí de值得xǐ huān喜欢de的dì fāng地方 。
He said Hong Kong has changed, but there are still many things to like about it.