Newly declassified documents seen by HKFP have revealed that London decided not to warn Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong in 1985 about the risks associated with his effort to save a Hong Kong newspaper. British officials commented internally that it was a “somewhat rash” commitment to be the personal guarantor of a HK$30 million loan. The information was … Continue reading Revealed: Why the UK did not warn Beijing’s top man in HK about risky bid to save newspaper