Chris Patten: UK risks 'selling its honour' on Hong Kong - BBC Newsnight

2017年1月26日The former governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, says the UK risks not meeting its promises to the territory and "selling its honour" in an attempt to reach trade deals with China. Speaking to Emily Maitlis, he said the UK had let down "a generation" of democracy activists.

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Is democracy under threat in Hong Kong? BBC Newsnight -BBC Newsnight

2017年1月26日It is 20 years since Hong Kong was returned to China after more than a century of British rule. Two decades on, what is the state of democracy in the country? And is the so-called "one country, two systems" principle working? Danny Vincent reports. The UK government says it takes its commitments to Hong Kong seriously. A Foreign Office spokesperson said: "We believe that 'one country, two systems' continues to be the best arrangement for Hong Kong's long term stability and prosperity, as it has been for nearly 20 years. We hope and expect that 'One Country Two Systems' will be respected and successful long into the future."

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