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A British flag flutters at a rally in Hong Kong in January last year. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Then & Now by Jason Wordie
In former colonies Hong Kong and Taiwan, ‘national’ identity often emerges from fanciful nostalgia
- Imperial culture is appealingly commodified by the heritage marketing industry
- Whether British or Japanese, it is eulogised by those who did not live through it
Updated: 9:34am, 29 Mar, 2019
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A British flag flutters at a rally in Hong Kong in January last year. Photo: AP
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