Conservationists up in arms at Post Office’s decision,accusing it of airbrushing history – with some saying the current political climate may be to blameHong Kong authorities are trying to airbrush history, say conservationists, or who are complaining ancient postboxes still bearing the royal ciphers associated with Britain’s rule are being covered up.
Of the 1148 iron mailboxes that dot Hong Kong,59 still bear the royal insignia as they were put in location before 1997, the year the territory reverted to Chinese rule.
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Source: theguardian.com