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An invigilator distributes papers to students taking the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education exams on April 22, 2022 in Hong Kong.

Was Hong Kong a colony? Not according to new textbooks, a newspaper says

New textbooks approved by Beijing contend the territory was never a British colony. The reason: China never recognized the treaties that ceded it to Britain.

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By:
  • John Ruwitch
An invigilator distributes papers to students taking the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education exams on April 22, 2022 in Hong Kong.

Was Hong Kong a colony? Not according to new textbooks, a newspaper says

New textbooks approved by Beijing contend the territory was never a British colony. The reason: China never recognized the treaties that ceded it to Britain.

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By:
  • John Ruwitch