News Article
This is an article written by John Carroll, a professor of history at the University of Hong Kong. The article discusses the benefits of British colonisation, and gives reason as to why most Hong Kongers do not identify themselves as Chinese and how the British colonial flag is a symbol of protests. The article also mentions that British colonisation is what saved Hong Kong from campaigns of Mao Zedong, such as the Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution and more. Thus, giving reason as to why people these days see the times of colonisation as a ‘Golden Age’ and yearn for freedom from China.
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