Queen Elizabeth II has died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96.
During the Queen's reign, she visited Hong Kong twice before her handover, both of which were warmly welcomed by the public.
Cheng Po-hung, an expert advisor to the Hong Kong Museum of History, recalled that when the Queen of England visited Hong Kong, she happened to pass by in a caravan, and she still remembered that she was wearing a green dress at the time.
Zheng Xiaoyan said that even though they were separated by a street, when he saw the Queen's face from a distance, he felt: "So gentle and graceful."
The Queen of England is called "the head woman" by Hong Kong people. When asked about the origin of the name?
Cheng Baohong said that it is believed that because the British ruled Hong Kong at that time, the Queen of England was the British monarch, and the civil servants were employed by the royal family at that time, and government buildings, hospitals and schools also had pictures of the Queen, so the general public had this nickname for her. .
Zheng Baohong said that he attended a concert at the Concert Hall of the City Hall during the Queen's visit to Hong Kong. Before entering the venue, he saw a crowd gathered around Tamar and Murray Road: "I know there must be some people watching." He was forced to enter In the crowd, the Queen of England was seen driving into the Tamar Barracks in a caravan.
Zheng recalled that the Queen was wearing a green dress at the time and described her appearance as "so gentle and graceful."
The Queen of England had a chat with a vegetable seller during her visit to Hong Kong
When asked about the security situation at the time, Zheng Baohong pointed out that he saw police cars driving the way for the Queen's convoy before and after, but there were no special police officers or security guards stationed on the street: "I don't think the security is tight."
He also admitted that the first stamp in his collection was the "Queen's Head" stamp, so he regretted the passing of the Queen.
Zheng continued to point out that in the annual report of 1975, it was also known as the Queen's visit to Hong Kong, she used the CHT many times; she also chatted with a vegetable seller at the junction of Queen's Road Central and Graham Street, and the next day she became a Front pages of several newspapers.
Cheng Po-hung, an expert consultant to the Hong Kong Museum of History and the "King of the Ancients".
(File photo/Photo by Li Zetong)
That year, the TV station will play the British national anthem and display the picture of the Queen
Many Hong Kong people call the Queen of England the "grandmother of affairs". When it comes to the origin of the name, Cheng Po-hung believes that it is because the British ruled Hong Kong at that time, and there are many places in Hong Kong with pictures of the Queen of England, including government buildings, hospitals and schools. The general public has a lot of contacts and also knows that she is the British monarch.
He also pointed out that when the Queen of England visited Hong Kong in 1975, the British national anthem was played on a radio station, and the host also said, "𠵱The family played the 'Song of the First Lady', which became a famous lace news at that time." In addition, at that time every night When the TV station closes at 12 o'clock, the British national anthem will also be played and a picture of the Queen will be displayed, so citizens will laugh and say, "It's good to go to sleep after seeing the 'Shitofu'."
▼On September 9, citizens went to the British Consulate General in Hong Kong to mourn the Queen▼
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Many buildings in Hong Kong are named after the Queen of England
During the British rule, many buildings in Hong Kong were named after the Queen of England, including Queen Elizabeth Stadium and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Queen Elizabeth Secondary School’s website also stated that the school was founded in 1954 and was the first government co-educational English secondary school in Hong Kong.
Zheng Baohong added that the Elizabeth Building in Causeway Bay was completed from 1977 to 1978, when it was the 25th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne, so it was named in honor of her.
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