The Queen and I

The passing of the British Queen Elizabeth II has made me pause to reflect on what she meant to me, my hometown, and the future of Hong Kong. God save the queen

I have an interesting relationship with the queen. With the recent news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, I thought back to what she meant to me. Growing up in Hong Kong, we acknowledged her presence every day - after all, her face was on the postage stamps and money, while she was technically our head of state (though the governor loomed much large…