Over 10,000, many of whom waited for hours, signed the book of condolences at the British Consulate as a show of appreciation to Queen Elizabeth II. Many more placed flowers, stuffed animals (mostly Paddington Bears) and composed poems/short essays to honour the late monarch. Naturally, this raised the alarm of a number of "loyalists"s; (given the term patriot is associated to the separatists in the American War of Independence, one shouldn't use the term to describe them). They concluded that many Hong Kongers still prefer the city's "bad old days" (or colonial period, or whatever term they prefer since Hong Kong, to them, was never a colony) over the current stable and prosperous version. They have proposed different ways to turn such stubborn holdouts to return to the motherland's fold by removing symbols of the colonial period, including renaming streets named after British officials or charities named after British royalty so that they are more in line with their counterparts in the mainland.
But why stop there? Even after the streets and charities are renamed, there are still many links to the evil Britain. To purge Hong Kongers' memory of the colonial period and turn them into loyal Chinese subjects, there is more to be done. The loyalists should be more proactive and demand the following as well.
Rename the streets — In addition to British officials, tens of streets are named after British cities and counties. While renaming all of them is a daunting task, this is a necessary. Otherwise confused people of all ages would wonder why streets are named after people and places from a faraway country that, as claimed by the loyalists, is in terminal decline. Sure, renaming streets would be result in chaos failure to deliver mail, amendments to property deeds in the short-term, but it is necessary to remind Hong Kongers that they are in fact Chinese.
Rename the landmarks, geographical features — In addition to streets, dozens of hills and parks, as well as two major hiking trails, in the city are named after colonial officials and British places. The city's world-famous harbour, meanwhile, is named after Queen Victoria, who ruled Britain during the first 50+ years of Hong Kong's colonial period. The names have to be changed to more Chinese ones so that Hong Kongers can move forward. If there are statues associated with the former colonial master, tear them down. If someone asks why they are being torn down, simply say "the British themselves are taking down status of people with tainted pasts. Why can't we?" Parks in the heart of the city and hiking trails are foreign concepts. Chinese are more concerned about having a roof over their heads. Why don't solve two problems, the second being the housing shortage, at once by building public housing estates at current park sites in the urban centre and country parks. That way common people don't have to commute long journeys for work and shopping, while the elite can have more land to build mansions for themselves. As for the harbour, reclaim it so that Hong Kong Island would be connected to the motherland at sea level. That is an added bonus as well — since cross-harbour public transit fares are more expensive, reclaiming the harbour would reduce the commuting costs of many.
Rename and reform the schools — Many of the oldest and most pretigious public schools are named after British figures. It is not difficult to identify graduates of such schools among the local elites, even among those most loyal to the motherland. Some of them make large contributions to their alma mater, or (as described by the city's current mayor) mother primary/secondary school. So such donors can withhold donations and refuse to enrol their children in the school (if the children are already enrolled there, withdraw them) until the name of the school is changed to be more in line with those in the main land. Furthermore, classes are taught in English (other than, of course, Chinese language and history) at most of the top schools in the city. Given that English classes at public schools in Chinese cities are being cut, schools in Hong Kong should follow the mainland's lead — Chinese should be adopted as the language of instruction of all classes and time for English classes should be cut.
Cancel holidays with foreign origins — Why should Chinese celebrate holidays originated from outside China, such as Christmas, Easter, New Year's Day? They should be replaced with their Chinese counterparts. The 3 day public holiday at Christmas time can be replaced by Founder Mao's birthday, since many Chinese worship him like a god. Meanwhile, the 3 day during Easter can be reassigned to "feast days" of historical Chinese heroes such as Guanyu. Buddha's Birthday may be moved as well, given that it celebrates the birthday of someone who lived and preached in India. Moreover, Hong Kong should scrap the western calendar and adopt the Chinese calendar.
Reverse traffic flow — Cars travel on the right side of the road in both the Republic of China and People's Republic of China, while cars in Hong Kong (and Macau) travel on the left side as they do in Britain. How can the city fully integrate to the motherland if cars travel in opposite directions from the mainland? While this would cause initial confusion and an increase in traffic accidents early on, Hong Kongers should be able to adopt quickly. After all, many have experience driving on the right side of the road during their time abroad.
Revoke criminal laws — Why should crimes from the colonial era apply now, especially those used to persecute loyalists (such as sedition)? Such laws should be amended or replaced by those more suitable to present day. With the improved and cooperative legislature, such changes can be passed, applied and enacted swiftly. (On second thought, since the opposition, or "black thugs", love that period so much, the judiciary should use the full extent of sedition laws or anything similar to persecute, I mean prosecute, them so that they can spend the rest of their lives reminiscing the "good old days" in the jails built in that period.)
I am sure there are more ways to remove reminders of Hong Kong's colonial past, but the above suggestions should be enough to convince Hong Kongers to let go of the past and fully return to the motherland's embrace.