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Li Zhaoxing’s ” From First Lady to Chivalry: Hong Kong’s Legacy of the King ” (fees are required, the link in the article is added by the citing person):
British dignitaries have traditionally carefully maintained the dignity of the royal family, such as money and face. A recognized royal family makes governance more effective because it grasps the more unspeakable spiritual dimension of shaping magic.
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Taking Hong Kong as an example, these are two truly revolutionary influences on Hong Kong and even the entire Chinese society. They have almost solved two bad habits that have existed in all Chinese societies for centuries: gambling and corruption. The former relies on the establishment of the Royal Assent Hong Kong Jockey Club to standardize horse betting, and then expand to other areas of gambling… The other, more important, fundamentally elevates Hong Kong to the level of the most civilized Chinese society in the world, that is, in the 1970s The establishment of ICAC (press: the Independent Commission Against Corruption )… Although the transformation of Hong Kong during the British colonial period came very late, it can be said that it suddenly accelerated its pace nearly 30 years before the handover, but it was these 30 years, from 1967. To 1997, it is not an exaggeration to say that it was the most civilized, free and open society in the Chinese world, and it was the happiest time of the Chinese society.
At the level of personal growth, it is not the influence of the spirit of the contract, but the training of personality as a “whole person”. The British royal family and its Hong Kong agents (successive governors) have always instilled a kind of “gentleman’s value”, combined with chivalry, leading to a kind of Hong Kong growth value that has been widely influenced. What I am talking about here does not refer to the stereotyped gentleman in a suit, hat and cigar, but a kind of character and style of life. At the most basic level, it is the healthy development of body and mind, the integrity of human beings, and the love of nature. During our adolescence, Hong Kong students are familiar with the Edinburgh Award Scheme (established by the prince, the Duke of Edinburgh, now known as the Hong Kong Youth Award Scheme), which is to obtain different medals by participating in social, outdoor activities, learning skills and sports. The idea is to learn adults from the real outside society and nature.
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It is really a character that exaggerates more than others, preparing for the requirements of being a “whole person”, and the so-called whole person, the simplest and most basic is health and happiness, and then accompanied by the etiquette, education, and knowledge to develop. This is one of the British soft powers exported by the British royal family… In this era of general loss of taste, upbringing and style, it is not the monarchy, but the excellent whole-person qualities traditionally played by the royal family should be more precious.
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