With less than a year to go before the transition, growing numbers of people seem to be trying to become more Chinese and patriotic. They do this by wiping out or toning down different aspects of Hong Kong's colonial history.
Understandably, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has decided to drop its 'Royal' prefix and other institutions are said to be quietly thinking about following suit.
The latest addition to the 'return to China' shopping list are the written appeals by seven people to the preparatory committee suggesting the removal of the statutes of British monarchs from Victoria Park and the Botanical Gardens before July 1 next year.
Suggestions are also on the cards for names of Hong Kong roads to be changed to erase colonial references.
These efforts are in sharp contrast with the view of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club which has decided to keep its title.
This might have appeared to be politically incorrect, or at least unwise, in the run up to the change of sovereignty next year. After all, any old colonial links are not considered something to boast about.
But if you pause and think, perhaps you would agree with the arguments against such a change.