... Kong used to be desolate, but became the empires greatest prize"- BBC News Report. The British felt that the hand over in 1997 was a poignant day to reflect on the time they spent in Hong Kong. The British were quite upset about the hand over this is represented by the fact that the 'Last Post' was played when the British flag was been taken down. The 'Last Post' is played at funerals' and Remembrance Day and other sad occasions. Chris Patten also portrayed the British attitudes towards the hand over. Chris Patten was the governor of Hong Kong for 5 years and on the day of the hand over he was very emotional, not only was he emotional but his daughters were crying as well this shows that British saw the hand over as a day of sadness. Chris Patten made a final speech in which he suggested that Britain would ...

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