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Article: The lesson of the triple twisted pine: plum blossoms on mountain peaks and the future of the rule of law in Hong Kong.(Symposium: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China)
- Article from:
- Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
- Article date:
- October 1, 1997
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I. PROLOGUE
In 1971, I visited the Craters of the Moon National Monument in southern Idaho. The area is said to resemble the surface of the moon as a result of relatively recent massive lava flows. In fact, the Monument had been used for training astronauts before they went to the moon. The lava congealed centuries ago, forming a solid cap that prevents most vegetation from growing. The National Park Service had built a boardwalk over the lava field, allowing one to walk a considerable distance out onto one of the most desolate areas in North America. Accompanied by my five-year-old daughter, I walked on the boardwalk until I reached a wretched looking stump ...