How 156 156 Years of British Rule: How It Transformed Hong Kong 🇭🇰

Discover how over a century and a half of British influence shaped Hong Kong’s unique identity, culture, and development. Follow Johnny Harris for more in-depth stories!

How 156 156 Years of British Rule: How It Transformed Hong Kong 🇭🇰
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6.1M views • Jul 18, 2018
How 156 156 Years of British Rule: How It Transformed Hong Kong 🇭🇰

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Hong Kong has British DNA.
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Even though Britain gave Hong Kong back to China 21 years ago, today when you walk around the city you can see British fingerprints everywhere. From statues of Queen Victoria to double decker buses, British culture and lifestyle is baked into the culture at every turn.

Both the history and the current-day British influence are visually fascinating stories and in this episode I show it all -- exploring Britain’s imperial history, which includes opioid trade, discrimination and a divided city, and then showing the effects of that history, resulting in a city that is unlike any I’ve visited.

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