A British flag flutters at a rally in Hong Kong in January last year. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Then & Now
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
A British flag flutters at a rally in Hong Kong in January last year. Photo: AP
Bella Woolf Southorn, often known as Bella Sidney Woolf.
Opinion
Opinion
Then & Now
Why Bella Sidney Woolf – wife of Hong Kong colonial secretary Tom Southorn – evaded official engagements
Also known as Bella Woolf Southorn, the writer, whose brother married Virginia Woolf, found fulfilment in more intellectual activities than those demanded from formal functions
Bella Woolf Southorn, often known as Bella Sidney Woolf.