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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

The narrator's accent is another influence

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 😂

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.

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

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

Terrific video!

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

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

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

I’m from another former British colony (it’s a port city too) It looks so much like my city (trams, double decker bus, British street name, driving on left, food, culture, city planning, etc… everything is same)😂😂 looks like brits just copy pasted the entire city To me Hk is super nostalgic (even tho I‘ve never been there)

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 🐒

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!

This is unique and bring people to travel to Hong Kong. And its not feel like its in China.

I first read the title as "25 years after hangover"🤣🤣

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

Its the mix of east and west, including different Chinese intra ethnic groups, not just the British.

People still living in literal cages in Hong Kong?

Yes and so to Another Former British Colony, Singapore 🇸🇬. Singapore 🇸🇬 was a British Crown 👑 Colony for 140 years before gaining Full Internal Self Government, Merged Temporary with Malaysia 🇲🇾 in 1963 and eventually Independence on August 9th 1965.

Our Malaysian version of milk tea is called teh tarik but with added some acrobatic pulling tea technique from high up cup to bottom down thus creating a smooth taste and thick foam

I wasn't aware the Master Chief was British, you can't hide that bus number from me. 0:19

Interesting, like the Vietnamese love of bakeries that shows their French influence. Humans are such bower birds.

Charming, interesting and educational video. I am so pleased that the old traditions continue to play a part in the life of HK. Thank you for this.

There are too many influences existing in HK right now. I think it needs many episodes to tell them all.

Thanks to British colonization, Hong Kong can become one of the most prosperous cities in the world.

haven't you heard? hong kong was never a colony according to the gov now.

This must infuriate the chinese

Another British Colonial Influence in Hong Kong : Horse racing

Two other British things missed out, car number plate design and electricity outlets.

Foreign influence that doesn't cause less freedom, enriches the locals.

“Mine!”- Winnie the pooh

Nice video

The first time I was in HK, was after about a year in Guangzhou. It was incredibly strange to step into a city that was Chinese, yet was so similar to cities in the UK. I haven't been back except to the airport, so I'm interested to see what has changed in the last five years.

Nice video.

Life was better under the English

4:21 hey! that's a symbol of my language

I hope the CCP won't mess up with Hong Kong. It's really painful when the CCP gets involved in everything.

“Hanover hangovers”… that’s a tongue twister of a thumbnail

Hong Kong really awesome place to stay. you already knew alot about British stuff in there without going to the UK

You didn't mention bagpipes are still played in Hong Kong.

It is refreshing to see the influence of British rule portrayed in a positive way for a change. I first visited Hong Kong in 2000. It was streaks ahead of many other cities in Asia in terms of development and living standards at that time. The British played a role in that.

My nan was so upset 😢

Why did you not mention that the former Legislative Council Building was originally the Supreme or High Court of Hong Kong?

I bet Hong Kong people miss being under British rule

China and Chinese businesses benefited immensely from Hong Kong and it's legal system. And China could still benefit from Hong Kong unique status in the future but it seems the old men in Beijing are more keen on eroding away Hong Kong's uniqueness and just making Hong Kong into another Chinese city. Short sighted imo.

im about to ride on a *ding ding*

Make Hong Kong British again !

So is illegal to drink tea in hk?

During Japan's WWII occupation of Hong Kong Queen's Road was temporarily renamed Meiji Dori! (Des Voeux Road became Shouwa Dori.)

can you guys make Macau? It was also hand over to the Chinese back in 1999, putting an end to the Portuguese empire.

Does Hong Kong tea houses still have a no dog, no Chinese policy.

When I was a kid, I saw British horse hair wigs and gowns being worn in court. At first, I think they are just acting in the movie.

😂 So Britain gets a sleepy fishing village and turns it into one of if not the most important cities in Asia after a hundred years… CCP gets control of it for 20 years and now it’s just another Chinese city😢 I used to go to Hong Kong, but never again.

British Hong Kong is the best

from the otherside of the equation : I wonder whats the number of brits who actually learn n can speak cantonese. or expats in general. or how many hk / cantonese culture imported into uk?

Of all, they only showed HK.

Hk literally little England or London if you want to call .

Wow that's a lot of remnants to reminisce about

Social credits -10,000 points who display it

You have to feel sorry for the people of Hong Kong now that they're under Chinese rule.

How sad, Common Law in HK is dead.

What is going to happen after 25 years ?

bring back british rule

You’re welcome, Hong Kong

English widely spoken? Not in my experience. And that includes the help desk at the international airport. English in Singapore yes. In Hong Kong no

British colonial is simply a nicer way of saying British Occupation.

Not just Hong Kong, Malaysia to, MALAYSIA a part British empire

Hong kong is now a mini china. Curre t Law is not from UK

Jardine Matheson and HSBC built by those Scottish Tai Pans and perhaps a conduit for the East India Company + British Empire.

I thought that tea was Chinese?

Also internalized racism. Can't believe you guys forgot that one.

i still drink earl grey today

and where is Jackie Chan house.?

Note the negative connotations for the word ”hangover".

HK was made under Britain, they have a lot to thank Britain for…. Apart from abandoning them in 1997. I’d say the same thing for India too, India was a better place under the Raj.

0:44 Can she do that in India?

its obviously a Pastel de Nata , totally Iberian (Spanish - Portuguese)

Becareful of the wording SCMP! The Chinese are saying Hong Kong was never a colony!

I thought the British still had a lease on Hong Kong for a few decades. I remember seeing protests against China in Hong Kong on the news. What was that all about?

But Hong Kong was not a colony of Britain, ask the new chief executive.

A hangover is a bad thing haha

Just came bank from Hong Kong. Find most people there can’t speak or speak mediocre English. Was ordering food at a western cafe, half of the customers are Caucasian. Yet the waitstaff there could barely speak English.

Don’t worry, I’m sure they will all be gone soon.

I was born in HK before 1997, I'm Chinese speaks Cantonese and HK today is China Hong Kong, I love my country (mainland China) as well as the British, and I agreed that HK was ever a British colony. They are my parents, I don't want to see any conflict among them...

I think there is a combination of the China and British culture in the Hongkong.

freedom, democracy, government accountability and transparency noticeably absent from the list

how long will these things remain after china assimilates hong kong totally

you tip IN ADVANCE in HK. it works.

I wonder how much longer these colonial vestiges will survive until China decides to erase everything completely. China will also change the way driving is done in Hong Kong.

yeah.... interesting. But i think if im touring, it will comes to going around the city and shopping, which are common things i usually did in my country ... And how expensive the hotel for a night? yeah.. $$$$

Hong Kong handover to China and Macao handover to China are disasters. Those two cities would have thrived as mega city states like Athens and Sparta with Cantonese/English & Cantonese/Portuguese mix.

My condolences to the 9,582 Americans who lose their lives every hour due to mass shooting.

Too bad the rule of law wasn’t one eh CCP?