LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Hong Kong must go

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech; Music; Special; Drama

TX Date

18 Aug 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:51:30

Description

Paul Maurice special report on the future of the British colony of Hong Kong, to be returned to China when the treaty expires in 1997. Includes interviews with Secretary for the New Territories Ian MacPherson on plans for new towns; Hong Kong Housing Minister David Ford on housing programme; Commander of Naval Forces Tony Collins on preventing illegal immigration; General Derek Boorman on future role of British forces; Chairman of the Hongkong Land Company Martin Spurrier on property and business prospects. Home Affairs Secretary Denis Bray, Executive Council member Selena Chow and past Chair of the Hong Kong Observers Christine Loh on future government and concerns over the 5.5 million British citizens. With musical and archive film extracts and archive speech by Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe.

Contributors

Geoffrey Howe; Paul Maurice; Tony Collins; Ian MacPherson; David Ford; Derek Boorman; Martin Spurrier; Denis Bray; Selena Chow; Christine Loh

Keywords

Armed forces; Housing; UK; Great Britain; China; Business; Political systems; Political reform; Property; Hong Kong; Future developments; Illegal immigration; Colonial countries; Sovereignty; Urban planning; Governance

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