Chris Patten - A 2005 Update On Hong Kong And China
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Christopher Patten, the last British Governor of Hong Kong, says that eight years after the 1997 handover to China, Hong Kong is still a free city but is not now the only economic gateway to Asia. China, as well as India, are re-emerging as major trade partners, which can only be beneficial for the west. (Originally aired September 2005)
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