Recently, some media discovered that some textbooks have deleted the words that Hong Kong was a "British colony", which has sparked discussions from all walks of life.
Some district councillors found that the "LegCo History" published on the Legislative Council website mentioned that Hong Kong was a British colony from January 26, 1841 to June 30, 1997, and the relevant page has been completely deleted.
Textbooks say Hong Kong was not a colony before 1997
A few days ago, it was reported that four textbooks from three publishing houses on "Civil and Social Development" that were submitted for review clearly stated that "Hong Kong is not a colony." Some of the texts stated that although the United Kingdom governed Hong Kong in a "colonial" model, However, the Chinese government since the Qing Dynasty did not recognize the unequal treaties and never gave up Hong Kong sovereignty.
Fan Xu Litai and Liang Meifen support the statement
In recent days, many politicians have expressed the same statement. Fan Xu Litai, a former member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and former chairman of the Legislative Council, said in an interview with the Global Times last Friday (17th) that "Hong Kong has never been a colony," referring to the fact that it is not a new one. It is China's consistent position, and it is mentioned that this is the content of the 1972 UN resolution.
In 1960, the United Nations decided that colonies of various countries could establish independent states.
In 1972, Huang Hua, the Chinese representative to the United Nations, sent a letter to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, saying that Hong Kong and Macau were the result of a series of unequal treaties imposed on China by imperialism left over from history.
The committee eventually removed Hong Kong and Macau from the list of colonies.
Leung Mei-fen, a member of the Pakatan Harapan Legislative Council and member of the Basic Law Committee, reiterated the statement that Hong Kong was not a colony before its handover, saying that it is not a new statement: "Anyone who knows international law knows that the 1972 United Nations resolution It is clear that Macao and Hong Kong have been removed from the list of colonies. Article 1 and the preamble of the Basic Law clearly states that the state is to resume the exercise of sovereignty, not to take back its sovereignty, and sovereignty has never been lost.” Hu Jianmin, Deputy Director of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau On the same occasion, he responded that Hong Kong was not a colony before, and it was believed that there was a gap in the understanding of the people before the handover or among the public.
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The history of the Legislative Council even the first imperial letter was deleted
Tai Po District Councillor Liu Yongwei posted on Facebook yesterday (21st) that the Legislative Council webpage introduced a part of the Legislative Council's history, saying "Hong Kong was British from January 26, 1841 to June 30, 1997. Colony, its first constitution was promulgated by Queen Victoria in the form of a royal letter, called the Charter of the Colony of Hong Kong, and promulgated in the Governor's Office on June 26, 1843. The charter provided for the establishment of the Legislative Council, empowering "the incumbent Governor. ...after obtaining the advice of the Legislative Council...to formulate and pass all laws and regulations as may be necessary from time to time to maintain peace, order and good governance in Hong Kong."
The reporter searched the website of the Legislative Council today (22nd), and the page has disappeared.
In addition, the Legislative Council was uploaded in the form of a PDF file, and the pages of Hong Kong's first imperial letter in 1843 also disappeared.
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