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Views of Empire: A View from Hong Kong [audio 15min]

In a series examining the colonial experience from the receiving end, former resident of Hong Kong and Oxford historian Dr Steve Tsang flicks through school history books old and new, finding out what the former colony was taught about its part in the Empire. And what now? How is the history of Hong Kong taught by its new rulers?
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Views of Empire"