Hong Kong residents queued in a long line outside the city's British consulate on Monday to sign a condolence book for late Queen Elizabeth II. Hong Kong was a British colony for over 150 years and while the financial hub was returned to China in 1997. While other former colonies have seen more muted reactions to Elizabeth II's death, about 6,700 Hong Kong residents, including some government officials, have signed the consulate's condolence book so far. Some mourners express nostalgia for the city's colonial past at a time when China is seeking to purge dissent following huge democracy protests three years ago. "It's not about missing the reign of the Queen, but just the good old days. So the Queen is the symbol of that," says one mourner. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES