2022, almost all the traditions of HKPF is gone. No more Last Post, no more Highland Cathedral and no more British foot drills. Even the commands are no more in English.
Good old Chris Patten, the keenest, most honourable man I have ever known. He gave all for Hong Kong. He accomplished much against all sides, including a community identity of being a "Hongkonger." What was lost that day? Clean, light-handed government, a clean police force, civil servants of the highest probity, and courts that followed the Rule of Law and basic human rights. HONGKONGERS, take courage!! Tyrants can not stand the light of day, and never last against people of free will.
The pleasure is all mine, my friend, as I hope it's alright to know you... any admirer of Wellesley is a good man, after all! As the world was reminded in a brilliant way in 2014, the struggle of Hongkongers everywhere is the struggle of all of us everywhere. Totalitarian Leninists have never come back after they fall. In the big view, the PRC is only the last example. But it would be a huge mistake to confuse democracy, human rights, and the Rule of Law in HK with a HK Nation State. To argue that now just gives ammunition to those would destroy the dream completely. God protect the people of Hong Kong! God save the Queen!
I was standing outside the Government House at that moment, I have no any upsad but just want to say thanks and goodbye to Chris Pattern. Thanks for what he gave to Hong Konger. Today, I need to thanks him again deeply since he didn’t give up Hong Konger even after 25 years.
they weren't exactly paragons of virtue in hong kong and the government wasn't really democratic, but better than china hell yeah. scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1422&context=jil
@CheeseScout you are wrong. In HK, you can do whatever shit u want. Just unable to criticise government. Back in colony era, citizen unable to criticise as well.
The best rendition of Highland Cathedral bar none--and I don't mean that political implications, but the counter-melody was done at a very good level and balanced out the bagpipes extremely well: giving the tune the added martial depth.
As the British were leaving you called us devils. Now you wave the British colonial flag through the streets and talk about the good old days while proudly displaying your BNO passports which are going to save you from your own countrymen's barbarity. I guess we weren't so bad after all.
@@fxfr_ The British proposed to let Hong Kong people join the decision making process for Hong Kong's future, a trilateral negotiation but you guessed it, of course China rejected it
Without Britain's help or colonisation, Hong Kong will still be a small and poor fishing village but not the prosperous and famous international financial centre.
@@zaldygallardojr.322 No a buffer state is a nation that borders the home nation. France acts as a buffer sate for Germany protecting it from Spain. Although no one would call it a buffer state. Hong Kong could not act as a buffer state for reasons I am sure you can figure out. A dependent state is a state that does not have full possess full political independence but is still outside of the main political body of the parent nation. Thank you for correcting my spelling. It has never been my strong suit to say the least.
You can see how depressing the moment is just by Chris Patten's face. His administration brought so much changes to make sure Hong Kongers enjoy the liberties other countries have, even pushing it too far by fully democratising the LegCo (against UK and China's advice and consultation). Thats how much he cared for HK.
I am an American and was also a citizen of the then British HongKong from 1957 to 1969 . I was once marching with the British in this wonderful British HongKong . ❤👍 🙏 🇮🇹🇺🇸🇬🇧 👨🏻🦳
UK, though took HK with ugly means (Opium war), has turned Hk from a small village into one of the 3 most important cities in the world. Somehow, despite the fact that Hk is "just" a colony, has been well raised and properly nurtured, one must agree that the invasion of Britain is kind of a gift not only to Hk, but also for China. Without Hk, the original China would completely vanish culturally. And the economy growth would never have been so rapid as well. I think that's what we call 塞翁失馬焉知非福 in Chinese
The environment of hk made ppl like Li ka shing . Imagine if HK followed the mainland china and adopted communism, nothing u mentioned would ever happen in hk. Of coz the british are not the only ones who contributed to hk's achievements, however, they did played a crucial role in that
"Without Hk, the original China would completely vanish culturally." This is so very true. Without the success and the foundation of Hong Kong and the Brits' influence in Hong Kong, there wouldn't be modern day China.
+alan mac The course of time and a change in values is the catalyst, not a failure on our part. We actually were able to delay it for nearly 2 score. Empires arose in the early 1900s' and were obsolete by its end. A colony would have been out of place in the modern world. Sooner or later, we will bid farewell to our overseas territories and dependencies as well. At least we can look back at our accomplishments with tremendous pride and revel in the Commonwealth which is held together by will, rather than by force.
Over the course of 17 years we learned one thing: never trust the Chinese. They never keep their promise and if you try to show them some kindness, they will certainly rape you.
Alan Mac Ohhh, every history book, must be wrong. So, the British didn’t intentionally get the Chinese addicted to opium, the Chinese didn’t blow up an opium shipment and the British didn’t use that as an excuse to invade and force China to sign over Hong Kong? And the Chinese didn’t rebel? Wow, history is so wrong. The British are good guys! They didn’t invade Africa, Middle East, India, Singapore, Canada, Australia, North America, parts of South America. The people already there recognized British superiority and just signed over their will to some fucking island in Europe?
After several years. News: Today, in Glasgow, a great ceremony is held to celebrate the independence of Scotland! Thousands of Scottish people gathered and sang "The Flower of Scotland" and "Scotland the Brave"(But no "God save the KING"!). The Union Jack slowly went down and the cross of Saint Patrick slowly went up... There may be people saying something like "R.I.P United Kingdom From the period that Anglo-Saxons drove the Celtic to Scotland Highland to 2030 (since the history of Britain is the history of being invaded by one after one barbarian, we just suppose its history starts at the period Anglo-Saxons, which is the ancestors of the majority of England, drove the Celtic people who are supposed to be the owner of Britain to Highland) We miss our country, we believe she will come back..."
Christ Lau I’m English but even I know it’s the cross of St. Andrew, the Cross or Saltire of St. Patrick was used to represent Ireland by the loyalist factions in the country while the nationalists used the harp and later the tricolour.
There is a land far from this distant shore Where heather grows and Highland eagles soar There is a land that will live ever more Deep in my heart, my Bonnie Scotland Though I serve so far away I still see your streams, cities and dreams I can't wait until the day When I'll come home once more And so Lord keep me from the harm of war Through all its dangers and the battle's roar Keep me safe until I'm home once more Home to my own in Bonnie Scotland VERSE 1 Land of our fathers, we will always be Faithful and loyal to our own country In times of danger, we will set you free Lead you to glory and to victory VERSE 2 Hail, Caledonia, to our ancient prayer Joining, together, with one dream to share God bless the people of this land so fair CHORUS Gone is the past, let us start anew Let this hope of peace, always remain Spirit of Scotia, be strong and true Then your children will smile again, again, again, again VERSE 3 Rise, Caledonia, let your voices ring In this Highland Cathedral of our God and King Whom, joy and liberty, to all, will bring Come; let your heart, with love and courage, sing CHORUS Lonely the exile, o'er distant seas The home of their birth, gone from their eyes Bring back their souls o'er the ocean breeze To the land where their fathers lie
My father was born and raised in Hong Kong. I wish it had gained independence from us, rather than being handed over to China. What a great nation it would be now! It's so sad to see what it has become. Hongkongers, had they been in charge, would not have let this happen.
A little known fact is that the CCP (successfully) had HK and Macao removed from the UN list of decolonisation just after they replace Taiwan on the UN. The the basis was that both were “integral parts of China”. Hence the right to self determination from the UN’s perspective didn’t exist.
Whenever playing highland cathedral, a mixed feeling comes and fill with tears, thankful to british gave us a democractic society and sad about the circumstance we are currently facing in hk, injustice and politically control economy to have enterprise to kneel down for communist. PRC gov eat their words. May God bless Hong Kong.
This is my saddest day in my life I was born and raised in HK 1948. We moved to USA 1997 at that time I thought my parents made a mistake. Now I realized that was a great move for us. Never trust or do business with CCP.
What we see in this video wasn’t the end of British rule in Hong Kong or the end of the British Empire which many watching at the time thought it was. In fact what this really was was the end of Hong Kong. Most people just didn’t realise it at the time. This was Hong Kongs funeral before falling into the dark tyrannical abyss of the PRC and having its soul ripped out. Take heed Taiwan for you may be next !
I know! Damn the British and the Opium Wars. Imperialist pigs, sailing half way around the world and taking land that doesn't belong to them. How evil.
We younger generation of people couldn't care less about Opium war that happened almost 200 years ago. We only care about what is happening during our life time.
cococly Fair enough. However, the only reason Hong Kong was British for 156 years was because of the Opium Wars. The 99 year lease was up, you want to keep Hong Kong forever, then fight another war with China and see who wins in this generation.
The 99-year lease was only for the New Territories, and it didn't include Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. 100% of the juridical and legislative systems and the government structure are from the British, and we still use it. It's not just merely a 150+ years ago conflict that gave birth to Modern Hong Kong. I couldn't imagine if I am under the CCP rule, and I wouldn't be able to discuss this issue with you. Did you know Hong Kong Passport has MUCH more rights to travel aboard (Visa Free) than the PRC Passport? What implications could you think of that caused this? People inside Hong Kong wouldn't want to fight, nor would the British. Only people in the PRC would want to destroy Hong Kong in order to take Hong Kong back.
LOL "China could cutting water supply", as if the water supply was FREE, which it isn't and never has. We paid hundreds of billions of HKD already to China (Brotherhood, right?), for China to build even the basic modern infrastructure for their own cities in Canton. It's not Brotherhood, it's merely business. Have you ever visited Hong Kong and China? Did you know the CCP limits the movement of its people? They need VISA to LEAVE China to visit other countries/Hong Kong/Macau. China is great right now? why are most of the higher officials have their family already residing in North America? Some even fled the countries entirely. Xi's Family was living in the US before 2012. Xi's Cousins, and Nephews have US Green Cards. Yes, China is so good indeed, government officials would wanna leave. No need to argue with you. We wouldn't change each other view. I suggest you to immigrate to the PRC, forgoing your current nationality.
HM RHKP and APF did an excellent job and made huge contributions to Hong Kong. Towards the end of British rule, the RHKP did all of the ceremonial duties one might expect from the Queens Guard back home, like the annual Birthday Honours (which Governors handle in the colonies). Lance Brown was the last colonial ADC to Mr. Patten seen here. Chris Patten refused to wear the colonial uniform, but Mr. Brown, whom I believe was a police PPO, was stuck with the Sun Hat with Emu feathers.
HK should have been given a referendum on its future...and then people so should have decided whether it stayed with UK or joined China. Chime would have been furious...but I think the UN would have backed that, and with the UNs backing, China wouldn't have been able to do anything
Hong Kong is militarily indefensible against a rising China, that's why it would not have been helpful for Britain to hold a referendum or leave any room for debate over Hong Kong's future status.
@@canto_v12 yes but there would have been pressure from the UN and international community to respect the will of the people. So i think china may have left hk alone.
@@StruanRobertson29 China is a member of the security council. That means any UN action is paralyzed. UN wouldn’t have backed anything of the sort, because it couldn’t and can’t due to the structure of the organization. The Brits would’ve needed NATO backing.
老乙廉颇 well that's all these people can come up with. Our army's stronger, deal with it. Your stupidity will just be your downfall. The radicalization of the people is a lot faster than I already thought. A rebellion will rise, and one day the heavens need no longer cry like they did on that sad day (June 30th, 1997)...
the government and the police force were very well respected at that time. that flag was never there again since that day. lets all wish and hope, a flag could be there again.
Hong Kong was the last British Overseas Territory with significant population and economy. The handover of Hong Kong practically ended the British Empire. That why, perhaps, they played "The Last Post" in this ceremony.
30th June 1997 i was 6 years old watching this on my grandparents tv, little was i to know that This was the day that British Honour finally rolled over and died its final death now almost 24 years latter the situation is heart breaking
Honour had nothing to do with it. The lease on the New territories was up and Hong Kong Island couldn't function without them because they had the water and power supplies. China also threatened to take HK by force if necessary and it would have been impossible for the UK to defend it.
@@swordbeach4709 whilst i may disagree with you on the honour issue i will concede that the New Territories and the PRC were a big issue the UK could have protected HK more than they did but what's done is done
Hk people will never forget its raising parent who defend hk in WWII and the efforts in making hk to become an oriental pearl with superior housing development for hkers to live
@brutefusion Hong Kong has NOT lost it's pride. The soul of the city (that like you, I love) is only gone if the people of Hong Kong let it be so. Please listen carefully to Chris Patten's last speech. He urges you to go on, and all of us are willing you to succeed and keep the old HK values in your hearts.
Time changes. It's sad, yes. But neither does the British nor the people of Hong Kong have a choice. At least we had left a legacy behind. (Or however you consider it) I however, truly believe that the people of Hong Kong should have a choice on what they want to be.
returning Hong Kong to Britain wouldn't independence. I support both, i wouldn't mind Hong Kong to return as a colony under Britain, i wouldn't mind Hong Kong becoming independent and join the commonwealth
Hong Kong and Macau should not have been returned to PR of China. I know that some early memories of colonization were not good but the democratic governance and equality came with time and by handing over HK and MC to China a inevitable clash of freedom and Communism dictatorship was rooted.
However Macau was let to rule itself by Portugal. Macaenses ruled the whole thing. Just that they did in the name of Portugal, not in the name of China.
Be it what it may ... the British are superior when it comes to music (bagpipes won the Empire for the British :p) and grand ceremonies. The Chinese do many things in a "grand" scale, but lack style and meaningfulness. This ceremony truly marks the end of the British Empire.
Hans Gruber Whilst I agree with you, I would point out that from one perspective it looks good that Britain honoured the leasing agreement with china. If, however, we didn't give Hong Kong back to the newly rightful owners it would create international outrage.
+Hans Gruber Hans, we dropped a bollock in giving HK back. We should have dug our heels in and stood up for the intelligent and educated people of HK. I think we Brits let them down.
+Tetley02 I don't really care much about this but that's not true. Leasing was for a part of the territory, mainland HK was perpetual transfer before those territories, but given how the whole territory developed, it became too complicated to return that part. The only sure fact is that they were not 100% morally obligated to return it, it was very debatable, and they did without any objection. That's honourable.
+Hans Gruber Just how would have accomplished that? Britain is a nation who has always kept its word of honour. Could we have fought a war over 6 square miles and had any chance of winning? What would the rest of the world have thought of the UK? No, it was time to let go. The only option in this vein would have been to remove the entire population, and then applied a "scortched earth" to it. However, the monetary effect on the world's economy would have been devasting.
Jenna Gilmour British National Overseas doesn't have the same rights as native British citizens. Her Majesty's Government doesn't recognise BNO as British citizens. They can't work in the UK.It's like second-class citizens
Hongda Xu I find HKSAR much worse than BNO. BNO was designed for people that wouldn't be governed by Britain anymore. 3.5M Hongkongers opted for this nationality. Imagine what would happen to the UK if they all moved to the small isle of Britain? Nevertheless, Britain guarantees embassy protection. BNO can also vote in UK ridings as long as they have with IRA. HKSAR passport holders aren't guaranteed with embassy protection coz in reality the Chinese embassy can't access to HKID holder data. The mainland authority can at most tell the holders to give a call back to HK Immigration Department for identity confirmation.
+Hongda Xu Patten had a real fight with the Home Office on this, and won. What is important about the passports granted is "consular rights" guaranteed in British Constitutional Law. I work with a small group dedicated to getting Hongkongers into Russel Group universities, in our case the University of Oxford. "Our kids" have no problem getting into the UK as students. I don't know the details, but once graduated from an Oxford college, they have the right to stay once employed, though we hope that they will return to HK as free-thinking Hongkongers.
I hope people of Hong Kong will some day in the future look upon this event with joy of their new happiness and not with sadness of their loss that day.
![BBC on Hong Kong handover 1997 [HD]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/amjPt8X1JbA/mqdefault.jpg)
2022, almost all the traditions of HKPF is gone. No more Last Post, no more Highland Cathedral and no more British foot drills. Even the commands are no more in English.
What about this year's rememberance done by the Hong Kong Police Forces?
The handover was a mistake. Treating the Beijing regime as a legitimate government was a mistake.
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Good old Chris Patten, the keenest, most honourable man I have ever known. He gave all for Hong Kong. He accomplished much against all sides, including a community identity of being a "Hongkonger." What was lost that day? Clean, light-handed government, a clean police force, civil servants of the highest probity, and courts that followed the Rule of Law and basic human rights. HONGKONGERS, take courage!! Tyrants can not stand the light of day, and never last against people of free will.
Pleasure to see someone with the same picture
The pleasure is all mine, my friend, as I hope it's alright to know you... any admirer of Wellesley is a good man, after all! As the world was reminded in a brilliant way in 2014, the struggle of Hongkongers everywhere is the struggle of all of us everywhere. Totalitarian Leninists have never come back after they fall. In the big view, the PRC is only the last example. But it would be a huge mistake to confuse democracy, human rights, and the Rule of Law in HK with a HK Nation State. To argue that now just gives ammunition to those would destroy the dream completely. God protect the people of Hong Kong! God save the Queen!
Hear Hear!
What's the alternative to Chinese Rule?
Hi, two dukes of Wellington ❤
肥彭永遠是香港的老朋友
I was standing outside the Government House at that moment, I have no any upsad but just want to say thanks and goodbye to Chris Pattern. Thanks for what he gave to Hong Konger. Today, I need to thanks him again deeply since he didn’t give up Hong Konger even after 25 years.
they couldn't of chosen a song any better for the funeral of Hong Kong. Highland Cathedral is truly a masterpiece
The strange thing is everyone loves Highland Cathedral as a traditional tune, amazingly it was written by a couple of Germans back in the ‘70s.
They still play this tune in Hong Kong
@@canto_v12 not anymore
@@beeflao certainly not at flag events. But they do still play British tunes (yes, I know this song is German in origin) at their own events.
The last tunes of imperialism
Chris Patten was literally in tears.
This was very very painful for Hong Kong citizens and us as we see it today
@CheeseScout It's a real shame too, if only there was a way we could get it back :'(
@@genericaccount7422 do it like we did in the old days, we like it we take it
they weren't exactly paragons of virtue in hong kong and the government wasn't really democratic, but better than china hell yeah. scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1422&context=jil
Not as painful as China when UK attack and snatch the HK land away from natives. No one ask to colonize in the first place. Now go back to your turf.
@CheeseScout you are wrong. In HK, you can do whatever shit u want. Just unable to criticise government. Back in colony era, citizen unable to criticise as well.
The best rendition of Highland Cathedral bar none--and I don't mean that political implications, but the counter-melody was done at a very good level and balanced out the bagpipes extremely well: giving the tune the added martial depth.
This version is soooo much better than those now on spotify.
當年觀看沒多大感觸如今再看心潮起伏熱淚滿面
As the British were leaving you called us devils. Now you wave the British colonial flag through the streets and talk about the good old days while proudly displaying your BNO passports which are going to save you from your own countrymen's barbarity.
I guess we weren't so bad after all.
@@justonecornetto80 No don't think they did that, there were a lot of hong kongers who wanted the British to stay, too bad they didn't do a referendum
@@fxfr_ The British proposed to let Hong Kong people join the decision making process for Hong Kong's future, a trilateral negotiation but you guessed it, of course China rejected it
Without Britain's help or colonisation, Hong Kong will still be a small and poor fishing village but not the prosperous and famous international financial centre.
壞人做好事！
If that would be the case, then why don't Hong Kong be named as a Protectorate rather than a Colony?
@@zaldygallardojr.322 It was considered a Overseas dependant state not a colony.
@@ezekyleabbadon9555 So, you mean, a "Buffer State"? By the way, it's "dependent", not "dependant"...
@@zaldygallardojr.322 No a buffer state is a nation that borders the home nation. France acts as a buffer sate for Germany protecting it from Spain. Although no one would call it a buffer state. Hong Kong could not act as a buffer state for reasons I am sure you can figure out. A dependent state is a state that does not have full possess full political independence but is still outside of the main political body of the parent nation.
Thank you for correcting my spelling. It has never been my strong suit to say the least.
I want Highland Cathedral played at my funeral. What a beautiful song.
Me too, and I just heard it for the first time yesterday. Now, to find a piper in Arkansas...
Even heaven was crying. This marked the end of Hong Kong's freedom and prosperity in my opinion.
Danny Lau Any God that wouldn't cry at the sight of what is essentially the muder of 7 million people cannot be called a God.
Yes, crying with joy. This reunifies Hong Kong and China now that the contract has expired without renewal.
@@weatherboi what joy? Your happy with no freedom of speech, police brutality, etc
@@weatherboi get your facts right.Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula were permanently ceded to the British Empire.
@@adamgriffin8197 Yes, the kind of "police brutality" where nobody dies is so scary.
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You can see how depressing the moment is just by Chris Patten's face. His administration brought so much changes to make sure Hong Kongers enjoy the liberties other countries have, even pushing it too far by fully democratising the LegCo (against UK and China's advice and consultation). Thats how much he cared for HK.
He was crazy !
It was also his favourite bagpipe tune. The band played it in tribute to him.
I am an American and was also a citizen of the then British HongKong from 1957 to 1969 . I was once marching with the British in this wonderful British HongKong . ❤👍 🙏 🇮🇹🇺🇸🇬🇧 👨🏻🦳
What are those 3 flags(
Union Jack, Hong Kong/British flag and Hong Kong police flag.@@notgadot
Free The US❤
如果今日香港依然是英國管治，我相信不是現在的模樣，我感到好傷心，英國人管治有他們一套標準，法律、自由度、人權、做事認真、安全規格，等. . .
比個小學生管唔死就出奇
UK, though took HK with ugly means (Opium war), has turned Hk from a small village into one of the 3 most important cities in the world. Somehow, despite the fact that Hk is "just" a colony, has been well raised and properly nurtured, one must agree that the invasion of Britain is kind of a gift not only to Hk, but also for China. Without Hk, the original China would completely vanish culturally. And the economy growth would never have been so rapid as well. I think that's what we call 塞翁失馬焉知非福 in Chinese
The environment of hk made ppl like Li ka shing . Imagine if HK followed the mainland china and adopted communism, nothing u mentioned would ever happen in hk.
Of coz the british are not the only ones who contributed to hk's achievements, however, they did played a crucial role in that
***** Not every place, but in the case of Hk, nobody can deny the fact that the west built the Hk we see today
"Without Hk, the original China would completely vanish culturally."
This is so very true. Without the success and the foundation of Hong Kong and the Brits' influence in Hong Kong, there wouldn't be modern day China.
待化的冰 Under the shelter of HK Sun Yatsen was only able to freely execute his revolution.
@待化的冰 have you melt away? Pls melt away like ice.
You don't know us. Pls don't comment and lecture on something ypu don't know.
Absolutely tragic what is happening now in HK. Getting kidnapped for selling books?
We Brits let you down. I am sorry.
+alan mac The course of time and a change in values is the catalyst, not a failure on our part. We actually were able to delay it for nearly 2 score. Empires arose in the early 1900s' and were obsolete by its end. A colony would have been out of place in the modern world. Sooner or later, we will bid farewell to our overseas territories and dependencies as well. At least we can look back at our accomplishments with tremendous pride and revel in the Commonwealth which is held together by will, rather than by force.
Over the course of 17 years we learned one thing: never trust the Chinese. They never keep their promise and if you try to show them some kindness, they will certainly rape you.
Didn't the British do the same thing to the Hong Kongers during the Boxer Rebellion? They just gotta be brainwashed by their own people, that's all.
No.
Alan Mac Ohhh, every history book, must be wrong. So, the British didn’t intentionally get the Chinese addicted to opium, the Chinese didn’t blow up an opium shipment and the British didn’t use that as an excuse to invade and force China to sign over Hong Kong? And the Chinese didn’t rebel? Wow, history is so wrong. The British are good guys! They didn’t invade Africa, Middle East, India, Singapore, Canada, Australia, North America, parts of South America. The people already there recognized British superiority and just signed over their will to some fucking island in Europe?
R.I.P HONG KONG
1898----------1997
Iam felix
It's 1841 ----> 1997
26th January 1841, 8:15 am, Royal Navy troops first land at Possession Point, now Sheung Wan, and raise the Union flag
Colonist Hong Kong*
After several years.
News: Today, in Glasgow, a great ceremony is held to celebrate the independence of Scotland! Thousands of Scottish people gathered and sang "The Flower of Scotland" and "Scotland the Brave"(But no "God save the KING"!). The Union Jack slowly went down and the cross of Saint Patrick slowly went up...
There may be people saying something like
"R.I.P United Kingdom
From the period that Anglo-Saxons drove the Celtic to Scotland Highland to 2030 (since the history of Britain is the history of being invaded by one after one barbarian, we just suppose its history starts at the period Anglo-Saxons, which is the ancestors of the majority of England, drove the Celtic people who are supposed to be the owner of Britain to Highland)
We miss our country, we believe she will come back..."
Christ Lau I’m English but even I know it’s the cross of St. Andrew, the Cross or Saltire of St. Patrick was used to represent Ireland by the loyalist factions in the country while the nationalists used the harp and later the tricolour.
1842-2020
There is a land far from this distant shore
Where heather grows and Highland eagles soar
There is a land that will live ever more
Deep in my heart, my Bonnie Scotland
Though I serve so far away
I still see your streams, cities and dreams
I can't wait until the day
When I'll come home once more
And so Lord keep me from the harm of war
Through all its dangers and the battle's roar
Keep me safe until I'm home once more
Home to my own in Bonnie Scotland
VERSE 1
Land of our fathers, we will always be
Faithful and loyal to our own country
In times of danger, we will set you free
Lead you to glory and to victory
VERSE 2
Hail, Caledonia, to our ancient prayer
Joining, together, with one dream to share
God bless the people of this land so fair
CHORUS
Gone is the past, let us start anew
Let this hope of peace, always remain
Spirit of Scotia, be strong and true
Then your children will smile again, again, again, again
VERSE 3
Rise, Caledonia, let your voices ring
In this Highland Cathedral of our God and King
Whom, joy and liberty, to all, will bring
Come; let your heart, with love and courage, sing
CHORUS
Lonely the exile, o'er distant seas
The home of their birth, gone from their eyes
Bring back their souls o'er the ocean breeze
To the land where their fathers lie
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I was crying when the TV showing this back then. Unbearable sadness
My father was born and raised in Hong Kong. I wish it had gained independence from us, rather than being handed over to China. What a great nation it would be now! It's so sad to see what it has become. Hongkongers, had they been in charge, would not have let this happen.
Oliver Adams unfortunately the terms set out by the Communists would never allow such a settlement.
A little known fact is that the CCP (successfully) had HK and Macao removed from the UN list of decolonisation just after they replace Taiwan on the UN. The the basis was that both were “integral parts of China”. Hence the right to self determination from the UN’s perspective didn’t exist.
@@desiretheright I did not know this, very interesting little factoid.
This story isn't over yet. Hong Kong is still a great city with great citizens.
@@reginaweiner3817 Well, my cousin packed up her belongings and got the hell out of there 3 weeks ago. She won't be going back.
2021 - I want to cry for this song and scene.
God save Hong Kong!
Whenever playing highland cathedral, a mixed feeling comes and fill with tears, thankful to british gave us a democractic society and sad about the circumstance we are currently facing in hk, injustice and politically control economy to have enterprise to kneel down for communist.
PRC gov eat their words.
May God bless Hong Kong.
Hong Kong 🇭🇰 had been the last remnants of the old empire one of the greatest that the world has ever seen.
Revive Commonwealth.
WHen Highland Cathedral rising, it's extrem emotional. Love GB and beautiful daughters of Govener Pattern.
Every time I watch this video I want to cry.....
Sorry that us british give this luvly country up 99% of brits didnt want this to happn hopefuly use will b ok
This is my saddest day in my life I was born and raised in HK 1948. We moved to USA 1997 at that time I thought my parents made a mistake. Now I realized that was a great move for us. Never trust or do business with CCP.
Never. We're finally realizing it. Hopefully, HK becomes free soon.
Funeral of Hong Kong , thats all i want to say :(
I known how you feel about Hong Kong man.
Fuck 中共國
The Last Show on Earth will tell which way round!
defo sad to see
Very accurate one
What we see in this video wasn’t the end of British rule in Hong Kong or the end of the British Empire which many watching at the time thought it was. In fact what this really was was the end of Hong Kong. Most people just didn’t realise it at the time. This was Hong Kongs funeral before falling into the dark tyrannical abyss of the PRC and having its soul ripped out. Take heed Taiwan for you may be next !
當時睇到彭督接回英國國旗，頓時熱淚盈框，將一個自由奮發的香港交俾一個極權政府，這是何等的悲劇
yes 😢 sadly Hongkonger
我尼一世都會記住上述一刻的事. 今日係5.2.2019 豬年大年初一, 睇返尼條片, 聽返尼首音樂, 萬般滋味在心頭. 好懷念昔日的香港, 真心懷念.
聽著這些音樂百般也坏念昔日香港
0:23 the most powerful and important flag in human history.
not in all of history but certainly the modern world
There are more important flags and more importantly, names in human history. But the Union Jack takes the cake for modern history.
Roma
the fall of Hong Kong, this was literally a tragedy..
I know! Damn the British and the Opium Wars. Imperialist pigs, sailing half way around the world and taking land that doesn't belong to them. How evil.
We younger generation of people couldn't care less about Opium war that happened almost 200 years ago.
We only care about what is happening during our life time.
cococly Fair enough. However, the only reason Hong Kong was British for 156 years was because of the Opium Wars. The 99 year lease was up, you want to keep Hong Kong forever, then fight another war with China and see who wins in this generation.
The 99-year lease was only for the New Territories, and it didn't include Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
100% of the juridical and legislative systems and the government structure are from the British, and we still use it. It's not just merely a 150+ years ago conflict that gave birth to Modern Hong Kong. I couldn't imagine if I am under the CCP rule, and I wouldn't be able to discuss this issue with you.
Did you know Hong Kong Passport has MUCH more rights to travel aboard (Visa Free) than the PRC Passport? What implications could you think of that caused this?
People inside Hong Kong wouldn't want to fight, nor would the British. Only people in the PRC would want to destroy Hong Kong in order to take Hong Kong back.
LOL "China could cutting water supply", as if the water supply was FREE, which it isn't and never has.
We paid hundreds of billions of HKD already to China (Brotherhood, right?), for China to build even the basic modern infrastructure for their own cities in Canton. It's not Brotherhood, it's merely business.
Have you ever visited Hong Kong and China?
Did you know the CCP limits the movement of its people? They need VISA to LEAVE China to visit other countries/Hong Kong/Macau.
China is great right now? why are most of the higher officials have their family already residing in North America? Some even fled the countries entirely.
Xi's Family was living in the US before 2012. Xi's Cousins, and Nephews have US Green Cards.
Yes, China is so good indeed, government officials would wanna leave.
No need to argue with you. We wouldn't change each other view.
I suggest you to immigrate to the PRC, forgoing your current nationality.
@Chemowski
May be the "One country, two systems" policy is not work properly...
A regrettable and sad occasion .
What a disgrace.
Let’s hope Taiwan never suffers the same fate.
Absolute tragedy.
HM RHKP and APF did an excellent job and made huge contributions to Hong Kong. Towards the end of British rule, the RHKP did all of the ceremonial duties one might expect from the Queens Guard back home, like the annual Birthday Honours (which Governors handle in the colonies). Lance Brown was the last colonial ADC to Mr. Patten seen here. Chris Patten refused to wear the colonial uniform, but Mr. Brown, whom I believe was a police PPO, was stuck with the Sun Hat with Emu feathers.
God Save the Queen and God Save Hong Kong from Tyranny!
Hong Kong should still be in the British hands
Give the Hong Kong people a vote and I'm sure they'd vote overwhelmingly for British control
@@gordonfreeman5958 its a win win
rewatched it over and over again in the last few months... it just doesn't fail to make me in tears...
Either back to the UK or Independent.
Handover? No WAY
Hong Kong is always in our hearts. God bless the Queen.
HK should have been given a referendum on its future...and then people so should have decided whether it stayed with UK or joined China. Chime would have been furious...but I think the UN would have backed that, and with the UNs backing, China wouldn't have been able to do anything
@@Saach No Britain betrayed Rhodesia
@Struan robertson True, unfortunately when MONEY is at stake, you know what usually happens...
Hong Kong is militarily indefensible against a rising China, that's why it would not have been helpful for Britain to hold a referendum or leave any room for debate over Hong Kong's future status.
@@canto_v12 yes but there would have been pressure from the UN and international community to respect the will of the people. So i think china may have left hk alone.
@@StruanRobertson29 China is a member of the security council. That means any UN action is paralyzed. UN wouldn’t have backed anything of the sort, because it couldn’t and can’t due to the structure of the organization.
The Brits would’ve needed NATO backing.
Hong Kong should independence and join the Commonwealth
打败中国军队，就可以了。
老乙廉颇 well that's all these people can come up with. Our army's stronger, deal with it. Your stupidity will just be your downfall. The radicalization of the people is a lot faster than I already thought. A rebellion will rise, and one day the heavens need no longer cry like they did on that sad day (June 30th, 1997)...
Hell yea brother, we will defeat the forces of tyranny, evil and communism and retrieve what's ours. FREEDOM! DEMOCRACY!
dare you try? just come!!!
Hong Kong shall be free one day. Deal with it. Russian-American Alliance would soon be formed against China. All just a matter of time.
God save the Queen... long live British Hong Kong!
上帝保佑女王...长住英国的香港！
the government and the police force were very well respected at that time.
that flag was never there again since that day. lets all wish and hope, a flag could be there again.
1:30 Highland Cathedral
好傷心，好吾捨得，so sad ，靜返我哋香港人係到受苦 受折磨。
Never, never, never, never surrender!
至弊而家啲紀律部隊轉晒中式步操，連英式步操都頂多20幾年，而家連呢首音樂都聽唔到😢
I will never forget that moment for the rest of my life, never!
Highland Cathedral 聽到已經流咗兩行眼淚。
Hong Kong was the last British Overseas Territory with significant population and economy. The handover of Hong Kong practically ended the British Empire. That why, perhaps, they played "The Last Post" in this ceremony.
再次看，香港人眼淚要每天流😢
以前香港人好尊敬警務人員，以他們尊業執法而驕傲
And now the police officers aren't worthy of respect
30th June 1997 i was 6 years old watching this on my grandparents tv, little was i to know that This was the day that British Honour finally rolled over and died its final death now almost 24 years latter the situation is heart breaking
Honour had nothing to do with it. The lease on the New territories was up and Hong Kong Island couldn't function without them because they had the water and power supplies. China also threatened to take HK by force if necessary and it would have been impossible for the UK to defend it.
@@swordbeach4709 whilst i may disagree with you on the honour issue i will concede that the New Territories and the PRC were a big issue the UK could have protected HK more than they did but what's done is done
You'd think the Americans wouldn't stepped in & backed up Britain/Hong Kong
I was 13 watching this live at home in Hong Kong.
I disagree; I think HK will be fine and come out of all this turmoil a better place.
Hk people will never forget its raising parent who defend hk in WWII and the efforts in making hk to become an oriental pearl with superior housing development for hkers to live
@brutefusion
Hong Kong has NOT lost it's pride. The soul of the city (that like you, I love) is only gone if the people of Hong Kong let it be so. Please listen carefully to Chris Patten's last speech. He urges you to go on, and all of us are willing you to succeed and keep the old HK values in your hearts.
Time changes. It's sad, yes. But neither does the British nor the people of Hong Kong have a choice. At least we had left a legacy behind. (Or however you consider it) I however, truly believe that the people of Hong Kong should have a choice on what they want to be.
That flag should be raised everyday here in Hong Kong to remember our past with Great Britain, that is one reason my account has a union jack
Come back
@lee yi xian oh look a Chinese communist that is having a Union Jack on the profile picture.
@Petar
Hes saying Hong Kong needs Britain to be great more than ever. Meaning: maybe feeding the Chinese opium again so we can nick hong kong >:)
香港主權移交是一場徹頭徹尾的悲劇
Hong Kong FOREVER!!
And look what they have now, very sad.
What a horrible day. I'm so glad I got to Hong Kong in February 1997 and saw that territory under British sovereignty in all her beauty.
Now you guys can tell the difference after the British left. China fck up HK, Glory to HK (願榮光歸香港）
I work for a lonley government office and i play this everyday in my head when i take down the flag haha
Well done to the British! - what a dignified nation, they've left their stamp on the world and all for the better.
Return to Britain and independence .
returning Hong Kong to Britain wouldn't independence. I support both, i wouldn't mind Hong Kong to return as a colony under Britain, i wouldn't mind Hong Kong becoming independent and join the commonwealth
I don't care about independent or return just leave the fuck out of the commie bastard!
撲街中共國！
Anglo Commando Rhodesia turned to shit
ok, make HK become a dominion
A day of tragedy.
the last day of the real Hong Kong , 30th of June ,1997
Lyrics for Highland Cathedral for Hong Kongers or people who know Cantonese and love HK :
*偉哉香港 我城我等家邦
傲覽碧海 彪炳戰績輝煌
仁義禮智 隨伴乘風破浪
垂範東方 履途挽手逕創
念城邦 立憲遵治道
歐亞古禮 共冶一爐
效龍獅 尚智尊道義
矢勇矢德致志
美哉香港 似洋紫荊茂盛
耀眼光彩 彰高貴顯尊榮
苗裔遍世 凝聚同心唱詠
樂禮鏗鏘 四鄰也當謁敬
自由港 未怕海浩瀚
自強不朽 是我海岸
太平山 做我等助佑
敦我克己奮鬥
勇武香港 眾民處變不驚
盡每分光 光顯社稷威名
無懼戰鬥 無懼捨生獻命
縱使犧牲 自由自可戰勝
（榮耀基督/蒼天 至仁至尊至聖）
Credit to Freedom852
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英屬香港永遠在我心裏
kosa Tommy 民国35年，国军大军自广东出发，途经英属香港乘坐美军军舰开赴东北接收，国军在香港街头行进的时候广大香港居民夹道欢迎，高呼中华民国万岁，自这一刻起，港英当局就明白，这块土地上的人民终归会回到自己祖先的国度。
好傷感😭🇬🇧❤️👍
7月1日賀老味香港第二淪陷日
I can hardly hold back my tears
HIghland Cathedral was also the song of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force, which is now just the Hong Kong Police Force
Hong Kong and Macau should not have been returned to PR of China. I know that some early memories of colonization were not good but the democratic governance and equality came with time and by handing over HK and MC to China a inevitable clash of freedom and Communism dictatorship was rooted.
That's what i was thinking homie!!
However Macau was let to rule itself by Portugal. Macaenses ruled the whole thing. Just that they did in the name of Portugal, not in the name of China.
The British abandoned us, the Chinese lied and tortured us, Hong Kong never deserve this kind of ending...
The Fall of the nation of Hong Kong...
RIP Hong Kong
Be it what it may ... the British are superior when it comes to music (bagpipes won the Empire for the British :p) and grand ceremonies. The Chinese do many things in a "grand" scale, but lack style and meaningfulness. This ceremony truly marks the end of the British Empire.
There are Hong Kongers playing here, also.
I think the return to China was historically the right thing to do, but I love the way the Brits do ceremonies.
Patten, I miss you
I wonder where is that Union Flag now?
I believe Chris Patten was allowed to keep it the last Emperor of Hong Kong
Literally the worst day in Hong Kong history
Writing on Jun 12, 2021, 24 years after the Brits left, Hong Kong is a strange place now. Sad
Beautiful song composed by two germans Ulrich Roever und Michael Korb!!WONDERFUL MUSIC!!
They should have never given it back.
Hans Gruber Whilst I agree with you, I would point out that from one perspective it looks good that Britain honoured the leasing agreement with china. If, however, we didn't give Hong Kong back to the newly rightful owners it would create international outrage.
+Hans Gruber Hans, we dropped a bollock in giving HK back. We should have dug our heels in and stood up for the intelligent and educated people of HK. I think we Brits let them down.
+alan mac It wasn't yours to keep. It was a lease agreement.
+Tetley02 I don't really care much about this but that's not true. Leasing was for a part of the territory, mainland HK was perpetual transfer before those territories, but given how the whole territory developed, it became too complicated to return that part. The only sure fact is that they were not 100% morally obligated to return it, it was very debatable, and they did without any objection. That's honourable.
+Hans Gruber Just how would have accomplished that? Britain is a nation who has always kept its word of honour. Could we have fought a war over 6 square miles and had any chance of winning? What would the rest of the world have thought of the UK? No, it was time to let go. The only option in this vein would have been to remove the entire population, and then applied a "scortched earth" to it. However, the monetary effect on the world's economy would have been devasting.
1:38 Funreal of Hong Kong starts.
Britain should take back HK in 2047. Especially considering a majority of the HK population wants to return to being part of Britain.
Did you know...
that 50% of Hongkongers are British Nationals and 10% of Hongkongers are Canadian Citizens?
#Britishreturn2017
Jenna Gilmour British National Overseas doesn't have the same rights as native British citizens. Her Majesty's Government doesn't recognise BNO as British citizens. They can't work in the UK.It's like second-class citizens
Hongda Xu I find HKSAR much worse than BNO. BNO was designed for people that wouldn't be governed by Britain anymore. 3.5M Hongkongers opted for this nationality. Imagine what would happen to the UK if they all moved to the small isle of Britain? Nevertheless, Britain guarantees embassy protection. BNO can also vote in UK ridings as long as they have with IRA. HKSAR passport holders aren't guaranteed with embassy protection coz in reality the Chinese embassy can't access to HKID holder data. The mainland authority can at most tell the holders to give a call back to HK Immigration Department for identity confirmation.
+Hongda Xu Patten had a real fight with the Home Office on this, and won. What is important about the passports granted is "consular rights" guaranteed in British Constitutional Law. I work with a small group dedicated to getting Hongkongers into Russel Group universities, in our case the University of Oxford. "Our kids" have no problem getting into the UK as students. I don't know the details, but once graduated from an Oxford college, they have the right to stay once employed, though we hope that they will return to HK as free-thinking Hongkongers.
the return-back UK correct year is 2017.
2:11 may i know the background music?
Highland Cathedral
Refer to Treaty of Nanking南京條約， HK Island should belong to UK forever.
The final day of Hong Kong, so sad!
又一年了😢
I miss the British.
And look at how Hongkong turnt out barely 20 years later. I wish British rule would continue !
The sun setting on our empire
Oh yes, our glorious empire, the greatest ever seen
The funeral of Hong Kong 😔😔😔😫😫😫
Most people didn't catch on, at the time, that we were watching Hong Kong's funeral ceremony.
中国による香港の、現在の粗末な扱われ方を見ると、この場面は、香港の葬送のシーンと言えるかもしれない。
その通り
heart warming comments from such nice people
I hope people of Hong Kong will some day in the future look upon this event with joy of their new happiness and not with sadness of their loss that day.
Probably never.
Gonna leave this ruined town in a few years, after i finish my university
Aye, especially "The Last Post," it is the song to honour the fallen soldiers.
And the ancient army day's end callout for night operations