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Great Asian Railway Journeys

Series 1

Hong Kong University to Lantau Island

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Portillo continues his exploration of Hong Kong aboard the impressive MTR metro system, which handles six million trips a day.

In Wan Chai, he discovers why Hong Kongers are protesting all over the city and asks them about their hopes and fears. At Hong Kong University, Michael learns about the father of modern China, Sun Yat Sen, who was a student there at the time of his Bradshaw’s Guide. In the walled villages of the New Territories, Michael meets a descendant of one of Hong Kong’s oldest dynasties. Show less

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