[ Chinese Version ] 

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Beijing! Leave Hong Kong alone! 

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Preface 
On July 1, 1997, Hong Kong and its six million plus inhabitants will enter a new era under Beijing rule. Certainly the fact that the end of British rule in Hong Kong should be celebrated across the territory. However, it is not China that is resuming sovereignty over Hong Kong, but rather a China that is under the yoke of an authoritarian regime. Therefore, Hong Kong is not returning to the motherland, but rather coming under Pekinese Occupation. Bearing this in mind, I have composed these theses in the hope that there could be a better future for both Hong Kong and China. Unlike Taiwan's fight for pragmatic diplomacy, what Hong Kong must fight for is its right for pragmatic self-sovereignty!
The modified version of the present flag of Hong Kong does not reflect a yearning for a continuation of British rule, but rather symbolizing the adamant stand against Pekinese Occupation.

The new Hong Kong flag is a politically- neutral reflection of Hong Kong. It carries a design of a bauhinia with a pearl on each one of its petals on a blue background. The blue background and the bauhinia both represent Hong Kong. The pearls further symbolize Hong Kong and imply that Hong Kong is the Pearl of the Orient. The five colours of red, yellow, blue, white and black on the pearls depict the politically-neutral flag of China with the five stripes of the same colours used during the early years of the Republic of China; confirming that the eventual goal of a unified China is common in every Chinese. Regrettably, I have not translated these theses into Chinese because I understand the limitations of my command of the Chinese language; a stark contrast to some Hong Kong business leaders who have made a mess in their translations of criticisms they have made against Patten following the latter's visit to North America.