Removal of Royal Titles
Government organisations and agencies
All government organizations dropped the Royal titles on 1 July 1997:
- Hong Kong Police Force - formerly Royal Hong Kong Police Force
- Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force - formerly Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force
- Hong Kong Observatory - formerly Royal Observatory
Crowns and crest of disciplinary services were removed from the uniforms after the handover and replaced with the bahunia:
- Hong Kong Fire Service
- Hong Kong Police Force
- Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force
- Customs and Excise Department (Hong Kong)
- Hong Kong Correctional Services
- Civil Aid Service
- All court rooms
Hongkong Post remove the Queen's head and crowns off stamps long before the handover. Post boxes were repainted read and older pillar boxes with crowns were removed from use.
Hospitals and private organizations
Hospitals and other non-government organizations with royal names were not renamed, but they dropped their royal patrons:
- Hong Kong Jockey Club - formerly Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
- Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong
- Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong
- Prince of Wales Hospital
- The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong) - formerly Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
After 1997, some of the organisations removed the Royal title and/or removed symbols connecting to the Royal ties.
Read more about this topic: Organisations With Former Royal Patronage In Hong Kong
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