The sitting statue of Queen Victoria remains in Victoria Park, for now. It was originally installed in Statue Square in 1896. Subsequently, in 1952 it was placed here. She was the Queen of United Kingdom when Hong Kong was taken over by the British in 1842.
She was the person for whom so many things in Hong Kong were named: Victoria Park, Victoria Harbour, Victoria Peak - often known only as The Peak.
For how long will the statue of Victoria stay? There have been numerous efforts to “decolonize” Hong Kong. Changing colours, renaming places, streets & institutions, …
Like it or not, these are important parts of the history of Hong Kong. Removing them do not change history. Perhaps some people believe they can rewrite history?
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