Some of the problems we have encountered did not happen overnight . in the decade or so before reunification , there were problems which could have been addressed , but were shelved because they might have been too controversial or involved arrangements that straddled 1997 况且，在回归前十多年里，有一些必须解决的问题，由于具有争议性，或者因为涉及跨九七年的安排，都被搁置下来没有处理。
To make matters worse , planning for phase ii development of the engineering building , renovation of the postgraduate hall complex , and the clinical sciences building extension project have now been put on hold by the government . how can we exercise flexibility when we are so underprovided for 中大工程学大楼第二期发展计划，研究生宿舍翻新和临床医学大楼的扩展工程现在又给搁置下来，校方根本无计可施，试问七个壶盖如何能盖十个壶呢？
