Between 1945 and 1965, the number of people under British rule outside the UK itself fell from 700 million to five million, three million of whom were in Hong Kong.
Antara periode 1945 sampai 1965, jumlah penduduk yang berada di bawah kekuasaan Inggris (di luar Britania Raya) merosot dari angka 700 juta ke angka 5 juta, dan 3 juta di antaranya berada di Hong Kong.