Talk:History of Hong Kong

"The territory was settled by Han Chinese since the Han Dynasty"

This is grammatically incorrect, but I am not sure whether it wants to say "has been settled by...since" or "was settled by...in". --Beland

"Has been". It still is. Not past tense yet, now that the Han of the Mainland can freely come in. :-) --Menchi 04:40, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Verb tense fixed. Another page says visas are still required from mainland China. Is that incorrect? -- Beland

That's probably right. I was semi-joking. --Menchi 10:34, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)~

"The older boy, Zhao Shi was declared emperor at age nine, and in 1277, the imperial court sought refuge first in Silvermine Bay (Mui Wo) on Lantau Island and later in today's Kowloon City (see Sung Wong Toi). The older brother became ill and died, and was succeeded by the younger, Zhao Bing, aged seven."

Wait, were they aged nine and seven in 1277, or at different times, when they were respectively named emperor? These entries do not yet exist; is there a definitive bio that lists the birth years? -- Beland

I think it means Shi was 9 in 1277, and Bing was 7 in the 1278 succession. Poor kids with the burden of a nation... :-( There's a list of reigning years at Song Dynasty, but no birth years. --Menchi 04:40, 27 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Minor inaccuracies in "Transition to Chinese Rule"

I wouldn't say they're wrong though, it just gives me an impression that people might read it wrong.

Many schools would now teach in Putonghua, or Mandarin Chinese, in parallel to English. English is still an official language (see Hong Kong Basic Law) and is still being taught in all schools.

- To my knowledge, mandarin is still much less important than English in teaching. The medium of instruction in schools are either Cantonese or English.

Queen Elizabeth II's portrait disappeared from banknotes, postage stamps and public offices. As of 2003, many pre-1997 coins are still in circulation.

- I don't really remember about banknotes/stamps/etc, but Queen Elizabeth II's portrait appeared no more on coins since the early 1990's.

-- sydneyfong Jan 18 2005 07:30 (GMT)

New issued coins stop putting on the Queen's portrait since 1992 or 1993, but coins issued before this with the Queen's portrait are still legal tender, and are still in circulation. Coins issued as early as 1978 can still be sometimes found.

What you said about Putonghua in schooling is true. Either Cantonese or English is used as the medium of instruction. Some schools used Putonghua to teach the Chinese language, but that's very rare. At most schools, Putonghua is offered as a separate subject, with only a few lessons per week, until Form 3. — Insta ntnood 15:07, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)

Regular definitive stamps before the 1996 "Hong Kong Island from Victoria Habour" version all have the design of the Queen/King's portrait, except sometimes replaced by the HK colonial flag of colonial enblem. What you don't remember doesn't mean that they don't exist. If you easily verify my words if you visit some old stamp stalls in Hong Kong. Anyhow, what you mentioned about banknotes maybe true, it seems that the Queen's portrait is rarely used there.

Main articles

I think this is a general page about Hong Kong history. Could there be more detailed main articles concentrating on Japanese Occupation and Transition to China? -- Jerry Crimson Mann

The section on Heads of Hong Kong

With regard to this edit, should the section be pointed to the articles on governors and chief executives, or be moved to a separate article? — Insta ntnood 17:35, Jun 18, 2005 (UTC)