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

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

The narrator's accent is another influence

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

“Mine!”- Winnie the pooh

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.

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.

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 😂

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

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.

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

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.

Life was better under the English

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

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

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

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 🐒

This must infuriate the chinese

I'll point out several more that I noticed as an Irishman: 1. Same plugs. 2. Double decker busses are the same manufacturer as Dublin bus. 3. Paving stones are the same as well.

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

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

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!

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

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)

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.

The rest of Canton province used to drive on the left.

😂 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.

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

Terrific video!

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

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

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

Another British Colonial Influence in Hong Kong : Horse racing

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

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.

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

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

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.

Loved the Star Ferry and Peak trams when visiting ( from Singapore ) my grandma in HK !

British Hong Kong is the best

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

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

How sad, Common Law in HK is dead.

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

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

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?

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

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

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.

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

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

im about to ride on a *ding ding*

My nan was so upset 😢

I bet Hong Kong people miss being under British rule

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Nice video

Wow that's a lot of remnants to reminisce about

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

Same names as Belfast Northern Ireland. After the same people too.

I thought that tea was Chinese?

0:44 Can she do that in India?

So is illegal to drink tea in hk?

Hongkong Yuenyeung beverage is still the best....there are replication made outside of HKG, but still the original in HKG is still the better one and the best....

Of all, they only showed HK.

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?

A hangover is a bad thing haha

i still drink earl grey today

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

If English language is one day stopped being taught In HK, HK will lose its relevance.

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

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

You’re welcome, Hong Kong

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...

Colonialism is obviously a terrible thing but it’s cultural fusion that can give a city its unique culture. Unfortunately, Pooh bear and his cronies will try to destroy that.

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

English language is not officially encouraged. Many families encourage english to assist prospects for their kids.

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

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

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.

Note the negative connotations for the word ”hangover".

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

and where is Jackie Chan house.?

What is going to happen after 25 years ?

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.. $$$$

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

LOVE the Brit - influenced Chinese munchies !

Social credits -10,000 points who display it

Rule of Law? Is that a joke lol 😆

Ha Ha Ha British food is absolutely a joke........i can't stop laughing looking at it...........just missing fish and chips........Lol..........