Title

Douglas Hurd on Hong Kong handover

Genre

Interview

TX Date

6 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Interview with Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, who discusses his backing of Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten’s decision to press ahead unilaterally with democratic reform. He discusses the Chinese, the handover of Hong Kong by the British, and the capitalist views of the Chinese. Interviewer is Peter Murphy.

Contributors

Peter Murphy; Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Politics; Government; UK; China; International relations; Hong Kong; Colonial countries; Decolonization

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