Hong Kong at the crossroads: an interview with LaVerne E. Brabant. (U.S. Agricultural Trade Officer)

AgExporter | October 1, 1997 | Copyright

A major milestone in the course of world events occurred on June 30, 1997, when the former British crown colony of Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Among observers, few were better positioned to comment on that transition than LaVerne E. Brabant, U.S. Agricultural Trade Officer in Hong Kong. On the eve of that occasion, Brabant shared his broad insights with a worldwide audience via USDA's Radio News Line and the Voice of America. We've adapted those remarks for AgExporter's readership.

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