Sept. 19 was the day of the state funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The British Consulate in Hong Kong continued to open an area for the public to mourn the Queen, and the site was constantly crowded from morning to dusk and into the night. A man playing the British national anthem was arrested by police. Police alleged he was acting with seditious intent and is being detained for investigation.
Police took into custody a man who was playing the British anthem with his harmonica outside the British Consulate General in Hong Kong on Sept. 19, 2022. (Doris Li/The Epoch Times)
With white flowers in hand, most citizens waited about four4 hours before being able to enter the consulate area to pay their last respects to the late Queen. A citizen who presented flowers outside the consulate told reporters that they were born and raised in Hong Kong, and what they get now are legacies of British rule. One woman also said that when the Queen came to Hong Kong in 1975, she was lucky enough to meet her. At that time, the Queen sat in the back seat of a limousine and wore a crown, and she was very excited to see her….