Title

Douglas Hurd on democratic reform in Hong Kong

Genre

Interview

TX Date

17 Feb 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:08

Description

Interview with Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd on democratic reform in Hong Kong in the lead up to the handover to China in 1997 following criticisms he has agreed to China’s demands for only half of the Parliament to be democratically elected by 2003. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Great Britain; China; International relations; Political reform; Hong Kong; Colonial countries; Democracy; Democratization

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