Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
Actually, the bad part comes from using white man's burden excuse to basically plunder everything that's not Europe and USA.

Hong Kong is indeed an example of colony governed responsibly. Personally, I don't think that had much to do with the well being of Chinese there, but because it suited British interest. Those two coincided in a few cases, but in majority of cases didn't. I don't see a reason why Britain should feel guilty today, but I hate the whitewashing this topic usually gets from British people - we built some schools, we were mostly just trading, we invested some money back.

It's in the past, nothing to do with modern Britain, but it needs to be acknowledged for what it was.
You should read about the Mui Tsai then, where the British ignored their pledge to rule according to Chinese custom and traditions, and ended a longstanding Chinese custom because of British moral values, against much native Chinese opposition. Today, that tradition is seen as a source of shame for the Chinese, and its banning by the British as an overdue move to bring Hong Kong in line with the modern world and values. Absolutely nothing to do with British interests, and everything to do with Britain's own tradition of opposing slavery and anything that smells of slavery.