Title

Douglas Hurd on Hong Kong immigrants

Genre

Interview

TX Date

21 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:43

Description

Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd, talks about the deicsion to allow up to 250,000 Hong Kong residents right to abode in Britain following the handover to China. He hopes the majority of people will want to stay in Hong Kong and continue their professions but those that come will be highly qualified and so not a burden. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Interethnic relations; UK; Conservative Party; Immigration; China; Hong Kong; Colonial countries

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