HONG KONG HANDOVER: REAX:

HONG KONG HANDOVER: REAX:.||a)NAT: (Kerr,Caroline)| ITN| HONG KONG:| Crowd of partying young Hong Kong British people on streets| as holding Union Jack flags, hats & scarves|| Group of Hong Kong Chinese along thru crowd carrying new| Chinese Hong Kong flag|| Vox pops|| Hotel:| Couple wearing Union Jack outfits - him as a military| uniform, hers as a ballgown - as crowd countsdown SOT to| midnight|| Waiters changing Union Jack waistcoats inside out to reveal| Chinese Hong Kong flag on inside|| Sombre guests sitting watching ceremonies on TV|| i/c|| CS Upset looking British Hong Kong people watching TV|| Alan Whicker (Television star) intvwd| - feels bereft / it's the end of an era|| Crowd on balcony as 'Land of Hope & Glory' SOT (9 secs)|| TX 30.6.97/NAT|| b)C4N: (Snow,Jon)| ITN| HONG KONG:| Tony Blair MP (UK PM) intvwd| - hopes that Britain can now open up a new chapter of| history| - we can be proud of our achievements in Hong Kong| - providing the Chinese keep to the terms of the joint| declaration, the basic agreement that guarantees the freedoms| of people here, then Hong Kong can become a bridge, not a| barrier, to a relationship with China that can be stronger &| more constructive in the long term|| TX 30.6.97/C4N|| c)C4N: (Snow,Jon)| LIVE ex HONG KONG| HONG KONG:| Robin Cook MP (UK Foreign Secretary) intvwd| - deplores the dismissal of the elected members of the Hong| Kong legislature & therefore neither he nor Tony Blair will| ...

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HONG KONG HANDOVER: REAX:.||a)NAT: (Kerr,Caroline)| ITN| HONG KONG:| Crowd of partying young Hong Kong British people on streets| as holding Union Jack flags, hats & scarves|| Group of Hong Kong Chinese along thru crowd carrying new| Chinese Hong Kong flag|| Vox pops|| Hotel:| Couple wearing Union Jack outfits - him as a military| uniform, hers as a ballgown - as crowd countsdown SOT to| midnight|| Waiters changing Union Jack waistcoats inside out to reveal| Chinese Hong Kong flag on inside|| Sombre guests sitting watching ceremonies on TV|| i/c|| CS Upset looking British Hong Kong people watching TV|| Alan Whicker (Television star) intvwd| - feels bereft / it's the end of an era|| Crowd on balcony as 'Land of Hope & Glory' SOT (9 secs)|| TX 30.6.97/NAT|| b)C4N: (Snow,Jon)| ITN| HONG KONG:| Tony Blair MP (UK PM) intvwd| - hopes that Britain can now open up a new chapter of| history| - we can be proud of our achievements in Hong Kong| - providing the Chinese keep to the terms of the joint| declaration, the basic agreement that guarantees the freedoms| of people here, then Hong Kong can become a bridge, not a| barrier, to a relationship with China that can be stronger &| more constructive in the long term|| TX 30.6.97/C4N|| c)C4N: (Snow,Jon)| LIVE ex HONG KONG| HONG KONG:| Robin Cook MP (UK Foreign Secretary) intvwd| - deplores the dismissal of the elected members of the Hong| Kong legislature & therefore neither he nor Tony Blair will| ...

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June 30, 1997
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