Reflecting on the year, Queen's Road to stay is a question, and decolonisation is imperative.
After 25 years, Hong Kong has returned to the arms of its mothers. A new generation of Hong Kong's young people has grown up with the land, but when it comes to the depth of their sense of belonging to the country, it may not be as good as it could be.
I am convinced that it is necessary to move forward with the process of decolonization, because if it is not proactive, it may continue to be pushed"De-sinicization"of the current.
Putting aside the past controversies, every time I walk in Hong Kong"Queen's Road", I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. I wondered, should I fight against the historical confrontation of this path?
Walking through the streets and alleys of the city today, the scene in front of me is the same as ever, even for the last Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, if he returns, he can still recognize this land.
Perhaps, the road name is only a navigation sign, and for Hong Kong people, the familiar name does not need to be changed. However,"queen`s road"The traces of colonization are too deep to be erased.
We cannot accept that it implies an implicit meaning equivalent to that of Cixi or Wu Zetian, which is obviously anachronistic.
Go back in time, Queen'A groundbreaking masterpiece on Hong Kong Island, S Road stood in February 1842 with an ambitious reclamation project, a spectacular 4-mile road that saw the beginning of the colonial period.
Its name derives from the honour of Queen Victoria, like a flag remembering British rule. Similarly, as a tribute to King George V, Hong Kong also holds King's Road, a symbol of honour.
It is worth mentioning that this memory of the city is not eternal, and was briefly renamed "Meiji-dori" during the Japanese occupation, but as the wheel of history progressed, the name of the road was restored to its original glory after the peaceful return of the motherland.
The changes to road names and buildings in Hong Kong are sensitive and challenging, and we will wait and see what happens in the early days of the handover"One country, two systems"of wisdom. The British side wants to maintain the established order, while we try to do so.
However,"Decolonization"with"Go to China to identify"has become the focus of governance in the 25 years since its return. The original management system mostly originated in the United Kingdom, and it is not surprising that it resisted reform, and Chen Fangansheng and other figures took advantage of it"Decolonization"slogans, secretly pushed"De-sinicization", resist the return and identify with the state.
Even if some of the establishment ignored the decolonization process because the system remained unchanged.
In September 2015, the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Chen Zuoer, changed his role, emphasizing that Hong Kong should be conducted in accordance with the law"Decolonization"Not"De-sinicization"However, at that time, the Secretary of the Constitutional Bureau, Tam Chi-yuen, disagreed, believing that unnecessary political disputes should be avoided.
To this day, attitudes towards preserving colonial vestiges vary, and some even regard it as such"One country, two systems"Symbol. However, the Hong Kong disciplined forces have recently switched to use"Chinese pace", reflecting the social pairing"British"Reflection on tradition.
In 2019"Black Storm"The incident put Hong Kong** to a severe test, and they won praise for their bravery and wisdom while quelling the violence while avoiding large-scale **.
The rise of Li Jiachao, Deng Bingqiang and others is the inevitable result of their gaining trust. Although trained by the British, at the critical moment of defending the interests of the country and Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Police Force stood firmly on the position of the country and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, truly demonstrating the loyalty of the Chinese and seeing clearly the hypocrisy and cunning behind the British and the United States.
While the turmoil of 2019 has brought Hong Kong's legal profession under scrutiny, trying to break free from the "British stigma" is as difficult as trying to cut off braids during the Qing Dynasty.
In fact, even the UK legal profession is undergoing internal change, with many no longer identifying with the legacy symbols of the past. I think there is no need to rush to push it, just wait for the internal change, and when they find that these traditional terms are no longer in line with the aesthetics of the times, they will naturally choose to abandon them, so as not to give them a handle.
Happily, on 23 May, the current Secretary for Justice, Teresa Cheng, stressed that the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the urgent need to modernise outdated legal texts and remove colonial terms such as "Her Majesty" and "United Kingdom".
Think about it, the process of "decolonization" that only began 25 years after Hong Kong's return to the motherland, how can place names like Queen s Road change so quickly?
Core idea: The key to Hong Kong's decolonization lies in education reform, especially the impact of "slave education" left over from the colonial period, especially the education system of church schools.
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