Loosening the screws

United Kingdom, 1997

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Episode number 4 of Series “The Last governor”.
China turns on the heat, promising to tear up Patten’s blueprint. Increasing anxieties about Hong Kong’s freedoms after 1997 form a backdrop for the film’s coverage of the 1995 elections to the Legislative Council. They turn out to be a triumph for democracy and for Patten, but they are soon overshadowed by struggles over other major issues like the Bill of Rights, the Court of Final Appeal and a bitter conflict about British passports for Hong Kong citizens.

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Credits

producer/director

Francis Gerard

production company

BBC

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1997

Appears in

The Last governor

Group of items

The Last governor

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

308844

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Hong Kong

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Asia - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Democracy

History → Hong Kong - History - Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997

Places → Hong Kong

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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