Pergau Dam funding was unlawful

Title

Pergau Dam funding was unlawful

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:01:07

Description

Jason Kaye reports on the High Court ruling that Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd acted unlawfully in authorising 234 million pounds of aid to the Pergau Dam in Malaysia in 1991. The World Development Fund brought the legal action, saying the dam project was economically unsound and did not promote the country’s economy. Includes reaction from Ben Jackson, campaign coordinator for the World Development Fund, and Peter Shore MP, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Contributors

Peter Shore; Jason Kaye; Ben Jackson

Keywords

Legal decisions; Foreign aid; World Development Movement; Douglas Hurd; Malaysia; High courts; Pergau Dam; Dams

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