Tang Jiahua mourns the Queen of England: He is the first Chinese candidate for the Department of Justice

Whether and how to express "condolence" after the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week has raised many public figures.

Executive Council member Tang Jiahua wrote an article this morning (16th) to express his sadness and melancholy. The text did not contain similar words such as "mourning", but mentioned that in the 1950s and 1960s, under the name of the Queen of England, "We finally went through a relatively stable and open growth process together."

Tang Jiahua also revealed that after he was appointed as the Queen's Barrister in 1990, the Hong Kong Governor soon sought someone to lobby him to become a Justice, and later asked him to become the Attorney General (ie, Deputy Attorney General), promising that he was "very likely" to become a Hong Kong judge. Britain's first Chinese attorney general.

He pointed out that he declined the invitation "without thinking about it": "Because I don't believe that under the British rule, we will one day be the masters of the country." will feel sad.

There is a long queue of condolences outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong:

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Tang Jiahua quoted a friend as saying that the Queen of England is a part of growing up memory, if not the most important, but an inseparable part. He thinks this statement is "perfect", and I believe that my peers will not have too many objections.

The English name of his alma mater, Queen's College, is "Queen's College", and he is also one of the very few "Queen's Queen's Barristers" in Hong Kong.

He lamented that the title for many years, returning overnight but no longer, "the past is gone, but it can't be regarded as never happened".

The end of Hong Kong Britain is an unforgettable part

Tang Jiahua pointed out that Hong Kong people call the Queen of England "the first lady", reflecting that although there is no special feeling of affection, but before the handover, under the name of the Queen of England, there was finally a "more stable and open growth process".

However, he pointed out that he always felt that under the British rule, the Chinese would not be able to stand out.

Now, the death of the Queen of England "has added an inexplicable sense of melancholy," Tang said, perhaps representing "the end of the memories that have been under the fence for more than a hundred years", making Hong Kong people more determined to look forward and understand that Hong Kong and Britain are only a small part of history. Chapters are just a part of many collective memories, "albeit an unforgettable part".