Thatcher&#39;s regrets over Hong Kong handover
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Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher has voiced her regrets about the &quot;impossible&quot; situation Britain faced in the handover of Hong Kong to China, according to The Sunday Telegraph.
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OK, maybe after today&#39;s announcement, and Justin King&#39;s Â£400 million revival plan for the struggling supermarket chain, it is hard to vindicate the decisions of his predecessor.
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Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher was distressed to learn her son Mark had been arrested in South Africa and charged with funding a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea but was confident he would be found innocent, her spokesman said.
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Lord Hanson&#39;s domination of the corporate world epitomised the capitalist excesses of the Thatcher years. A favourite of the former Prime Minister - and an enthusiastic contributor
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Sir Mark Thatcher&#39;s wife, Diane, and their children bade what seemed a tearful farewell to members of their Baptist church in Cape Town yesterday amid reports that they were leaving South Africa for good.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa Aug. 25, 2004 - The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and
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Hong Kong&#39;s status as one of Asia&#39;s leading financial markets suffered a heavy blow yesterday as the US$3bn listing of the world&#39;s largest property trust
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Minister apologises for 'deeply regrettable' failure to declare tens of thousands of pounds
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BERLIN, Germany  -- Germany&#39;s defense minister expressed regret Tuesday about US plans to restructure its forces abroad -- changes expected to hit Germany the hardest with the pullout of two heavy divisions. Japan and Australia embraced the changes.
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Hong Kong yesterday disputed criticism from Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew that the Chinese territory suffered because its interests are subordinated to Beijing&#39;s, boasting instead that the territory had unparalleled access to the mainland market.
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The gay bishop at the heart of the controversy that is tearing apart the worldwide Anglican Communion said Wednesday he &quot;deeply regrets&quot; the pain caused by his election last year, but is
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Many were gloomy about Hong Kong's future 10 years ago when the British colony of dazzling skyscrapers and gung-ho capitalists returned to the communist Chinese motherland.
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Former British Prime Minister Margaret  Thatcher is "distressed" about her son's arrest in South Africa  on suspicion of involvement in a coup plot in oil-rich  Equatorial Guinea, a spokesman said Thursday.
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Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher hailed Britain&#39;s 1982 recapture of the Falklands Islands from Argentina as &quot;a great victory in a noble cause&quot; on the eve of the 25th anniversary.
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Few recent changes have affected life in Hong Kong more than the opening of the border with the mainland.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Hong Kong&#39;s leader on Monday to learn from experience and do a better job running the former British colony, beset by political and economic troubles.
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BEIJING -- Hong Kong&#39;s reputation for financial security was dented Wednesday after one of its banks accidentally put out clients&#39; deposit boxes with the garbage.