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21 Nov 2012

On the display of colonial flags in recent protests:

Ben Lim - It's clearly an indication they want the British instead of the Chinese government. Asking for separation from the Chinese...

2:55AM

Colonial flags a symbol of resentment, not a call for Hong Kong independence

19 Nov 2012

The display of colonial-era flags in recent protests is more about an anti-mainland feeling than a substantial movement for independence, most of this week’s SCMP Debate participants say.

8:28AM

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Flag-wavers have right to be ridiculous

5 Nov 2012

What should be done with people who tried to provoke the government and Beijing by waving the British colonial flag during protests? Absolutely nothing. Lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung has a...

4:44PM

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Welcome back … to a town torn by anti-mainland anger

3 Nov 2012

I have been away from Hong Kong for a year. Yes, I have read about the growing resentment against mainlanders. But I never expected a welcome home party on Stanley beach to turn into a complaint...

4:42PM

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Hong Kong chief executive urges people not to wave colonial flag

2 Nov 2012

People unhappy with the government don't need to wave the British flag to express discontent, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said yesterday.

His appeal, echoed by some Beijing-loyalist...

4:45PM

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Champions of HK autonomy should embrace full colonial history

1 Nov 2012

The Hong Kong City-State Autonomy Movement claims that displays of the Hong Kong British flag are not a call for a return to colonialism but, rather, "the defence of the lion and dragon and the...

4:43PM

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Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

Beijing finds Hongkongers' nostalgia for colonial era hard to fathom

Four years after Chen Zuoer retired from the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, he dominated Hong Kong's newspaper headlines again two weeks ago when he lamented the waving of British flags...

4:41PM

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Police criticised for not hoisting national flag

A legislator has criticised the practice of not hoisting the national flag at police stations as 'showing no respect' to the country.

Wong Kwok-hing, of the Federation of Trade Unions,...

4:41PM

Teacher flies the flag for discipline and national pride

If there is greater interest among youngsters in the national flag these days, Hui Chun-lung has had a lot to do with it.

The high school teacher has helped 280 schools form their own flag-...

4:42PM

Filmmaker flies the flag to provoke discussion on a burning issue

A desire to understand why it's an offence to burn the Hong Kong flag has secured Verdy Leung Wai-yee a place as a finalist in the Golden Horse Film Festival in Taipei.

4:40PM

Flag protest aimed at Communist Party

So Dr Raymond Wu Wai-yung feels that the flag-burning incident on National Day was caused by a lack of 'civil education' and 'an idea of nation' ('Leftist links flag-burning to lack of patriotic...

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