My mother had always been keen that I visit the place where she

grew up; it held a special place in her heart. She somehow hadn’t

realised that it would be different though, and when she came to

visit me there she was taken aback by the way the city had evolved.

The first thing she said – astonishing herself – was, ‘I feel more

British than Chinese.’

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