‘Boss lady’ remembered in former colony


Bittersweet tribute: A drawing reading ‘Thank You Ma’am, From Hong Kongers’ placed outside the British Consulate in Los Angeles. — AFP

Hong Kong: Many Hong Kongers took to social media to mourn Queen Elizabeth II, a woman affectionately nicknamed “boss lady” among older residents in a city that was one of Britain’s last colonies.

Elizabeth visited Hong Kong twice during her reign, while her son – now King Charles III – was present for the handover to China in 1997.

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