British colonial influences that still exist in Hong Kong 25 years after the handover

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From Hong Kong milk tea to “ding ding” trams, British influences still exist in the former colony and contribute to the city’s unique identity. Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 150 years, before it returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997. Here are five British hangovers that remain in Hong Kong.

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[captainhaddck]

One British influence that certainly no longer exists: Free Speech.

[Stamsite]

The Hongkong Police Force used brittish traditions until 2021 when it was changed out with chinese marsch and prussian goose stepping.

[happyhappy]

The Anglican Church in Hong Kong have also established the most academically excellent, all-rounded and reputable schools in Hong Kong. All those anglican schools in Hong Kong are still the most competitive, popular and desirable schools for all HK parents and children today!

[MrMilanoLau]

HK's milk tea originates from the UK, but it is way way way way stronger. For each cup of tea, the locals use 6 to 8 times more tea leaf. They don't just use milk, they use evaporated milk. Many people in HK drink several cups of milk tea each day. Perhaps, this is the reason why HK is a city that never sleeps.

[adamlim]

I believe the Peak Tram and the Star Ferry was also installed during the British rule of Hong Kong

[rockmist]

The arguably largest and most important gift of gratitude from British to HK was the legal system and business environment, which made it into one of most prosperous places on Earth.

[share_accidental]

i’m from singapore & my family went to hong kong from guangzhou for a day trip. what a stark contrast! i saw so many similarities between us as well, which makes sense given singapore was under the british too 😂

[michaelan]

The narrator's accent is another influence

[SDM]

You missed another big point. Many HKers have an English name for regular and daily use but have a different Chinese name on official documents.

[jkdfjufseytjreyj]

People in Macau, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mozambique, Zambia, Cyprus, Japan etc also still drive on the left-Hand side of the road

[jamesg]

The entire territory of Hong Kong is a British influence. At the time it was given to the British, it was just a fishing village.

[indochinajames]

Please mention that though signs and documents are in British English, but most young people in Hong Kong (unfortunately) speak like Americans nowadays.

[Milkedsplooge]

Don't forget about the statue of Queen Victoria at Victoria Park

[PaliAha]

I didn't know the tram was known as the _"Ding Ding"_

[animalproductworld]

This kind of video needds to be longer! 🐇 We want an hour of peace, joy, and adventure watching a documentary like this with the beautiful voice of the narrator 🐒

[Tsicloh]

The English language still having an important place in HK. I am but skeptical about that.
I once met some guy who moved from Hong Kong to Singapore as a child after the handover. He said the greatest hurdle he faced in adapting to Singapore is having to learn and speak English more often. He spent his childhood in what was still a British territory and moved to a country that gained independence more than thirty years prior and yet the latter is where he gained most of his English skills 😕 I guess it's like what you see in a lot of African countries where a European language is an official language but it doesn't mean the masses really use it much even at school.

[TheLookingsunset]

I am mesmirised by the city i have never visited, thanks to the unusual merger of two cultures and systems as well as the home of Jackie Chan! My childhood hero!

[funkyplasmaman]

City’s where there’s a fusion of cultures are some of best places to visit,

[Dublintaxitours]

Double decker Wrightbus buses shipped from Northern Ireland to HK. Car registration plates still have BS AU **** (British Standard AUto ). Macau also strangely drives on the left for a former Portugese territory

[nickryan]

Really cool how the brits made their colonies quite similar. Coming from Kuching, Sarawak we were governed by the White Rajahs for 105 years XD