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Whicker's World: Hong Kong: 1

on BBC One London

'When you lose power you don't go and grow raspberries ... you get hanged.'
The Chinese may be a closed race who keep their feelings to themselves, but not in Whicker's World.
Alan Whicker's new series looks into the lives of the people of free-market Hong Kong, soon to be repossessed by China. James Wong, author and songwriter says: 'In Hong Kong, we value life. In China. human lives are dirt.'
Emily Lau, who upset Mrs Thatcher, warns 'China is very tense - people are making bombs at home.' Gordon Wu, builder of motorways and power stations for the Chinese, reminds us 'Gorbachev would love to have Hong Kong at the doorstep of Leningrad'. BBC Bristol
Cover Story: page 4
(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Whicker
Interviewee:
James Wong
Interviewee:
Emily Lau
Interviewee:
Gordon Wu
Film Editor:
Liz Thoyts
Producer:
John Percival

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