University of Hong Kong

I once lived at one of the hostels at the University of Hong Kong so it was interesting to read that one of the main motives for re-establishing the University in the immediate post-war period was "the promotion of British culture, British prestige, and British interests ... in the face of growing U.S. influence."

After all, according to Rudyard Kipling in 1898, Hong Kong was said to be "dressed by America, from the haircutters' saloons to the liquor bars with the bordello girls all speaking with American accents." (Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, 1945 - 1992, Uncertain Friendships)

I cannot be sure if the promotion of all things British had been entirely a success. But one of the deepest impressions I carried with me after one year of living in Hong Kong years ago was the crisp British accents spouted by many of the territory's elites and officials such as Martin Lee (李柱铭), Emily Lau (刘慧卿), Christine Loh (陆恭蕙), Anson Chan (陈方安生), Lee Cheuk Yan (李卓人) and so on.