Patten leaves for Hong Kong Governorship

Title

Patten leaves for Hong Kong Governorship

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

5 Jul 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

Report on the farewell news conference by Chris Patten as he leaves for Hong Kong where he is to be the new Governor until the handover to China in 1997, with excerpts from Patten. He says he will consider issues raised by the United Democrats Party and do everything he can to work with Beijing and represent Hong Kong’s best interests. John Kent reports.

Contributors

Chris Patten; John Kent

Keywords

Great Britain; China; International relations; Political reform; Hong Kong; Colonial countries; Democratization; United Democrats Party

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