Witness History
Witness History
Hong Kong: Democracy campaigner
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June 28, 2022
9 minutes
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In 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China after more than 150 years of British rule. There were ceremonies and fireworks to celebrate the end of colonialism - but some residents were not happy. Emily Lau was a leading democracy campaigner at the time and tells Mike Gallagher about that day.
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