Better times? Hong Kong's British nostalgia trip Almost 20 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China under a deal that made it semi-autonomous, British colonial emblems have become a symbol of protest. The old Hong Kong flag, emblazoned with the Union Jack and a dragon and lion motif, is waved by anti-China activists and local football supporters alike in the face of what many see as growing Beijing interference in politics, education and media. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of an historian in Hong Kong