Hrmmm... "Those who forget traitors' history will doom to repeat it," eh?...Shying away from modern Chinese history, British colonial education woefully made most Hong Kong people suffer from a national amnesia. Nor do the young people who mostly grew up after the 1997 handover have a first-hand and accurate knowledge of colonial history.
It's a disgrace that some anti-Chinese bloggers and commentators have exploited this collective amnesia in pursuit of their de-sinofication. Following in Wang Jingwei's footsteps, they recently embarked on distorting and even cooking up Hong Kong colonial history to re-invent a bond with such outsiders as the British....
It is naive and quixotic for the anti-Beijing radicals to believe that, by sanctifying colonial rule will they gradually sever Hong Kong's ties with China. Like Wang Jingwei, those who brainwash our youngsters with invented memory are on the wrong side of history. Those who forget traitors' history will doom to repeat it.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkediti...t_15819593.htm
This article hit the net this morning and is written by Mr. CHAN, Wai Keung, a lecturer from HK Polytechnic University and Councillor from Yau Tsim Mong District.
The man has published multiple academic articles on Chinese and British History, was a professor at the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Hawaii, and was even a Scouloudi Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London.
It's safe to say he has an educated opinion. Anyone else have an informed opinion on the topic?
Protestors carry colonial flags on July 1, 2012. Photo credit: AP/ Vincent Yung.