HONG KONG / CHINA: Chinese viewoint of Hong Kong handover

HONG KONG / CHINA: Chinese viewoint of Hong Kong handover; Brief shot of man along street carrying bird cages People around statue of man sent by Chinese Govt of the time to stamp out the opium trade (15 secs) Scenes from painting showing seized opium being burnt (16 secs) Forts which guard the Pearl River where British and Chinese forces fought and the British won (14 secs) i/c Visitors being guided around museum dedicated to the opium wars (20 secs) Susan Lee (Opium Wars Museum) intvwd - Don't agree that it was a trade war Portraits of British opium traders William Jardine and James Matheson in museum Man firing balls from cannon at targets painted on pictures of British naval vessels of the time (18 secs) Scenes from Chinese TV series showing British naval ship of the time being bombarded by cannon balls (obviously thrown onto deck from off screen) and scene being filmed (40 secs) Huang Jun (Director, `The tale of the opium war') intvwd (not translated) - An historical tragedy Class room of children (secondary school age) wearing track suit as school uniform being taught about the opium trade and wars and saying that the opium came from Britain (27 secs) Students talking with Williams Vox pops Food, including fish and poultry, being sold in market (21 secs) Skyscrapers in the city and crate being lifted by hoist (8 secs) Forts fought over in opium wars dwarfed by Pearl River suspension bridge to be opened on 1st July 1997 to mark handover of Hong Kong (12 secs) Guard at border crossing between China and Hong Kong (5 secs) Poster at crossing promising that Hong Kong will have a more beautiful future (5 secs) Giant clock counting down days and seconds to the handover of the territory to China (19 secs) TX 6.1.97/C4N