Thatcher: Fears about HK proved groundless
British f ormer PM Margaret Thatcher
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has said her fears that Hong Kong's economy could not prosper after the handover have proved to be largely groundless .
She said she has not been disappointed by Hong Kong's development since Britain handed over the former colony to China a decade ago.
"I think we must be realistic," Thatcher said in an interview broadcast Tuesday by British Broadcasting Corp. radio.
"Let's think over a moment how great our private worries were about what would happen in Hong Kong after the handover. Now those worries have largely proved groundless."
Britain formally withdrew from Hong Kong on June 30, 1997.
Thatcher, who was prime minister wh
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