There was some sympathy for Blair, who spent 14 hours each on the flight to the Far East, in Hong Kong, then on the plane home. "They then take decisions based on market research or focus groups, or the papers produced by political advisers, or civil servants, none of whom will have ever experienced what it is they are taking decisions about," he allegedly wrote. He also allegedly attacked the then new Prime Minister Blair for his use of advisers. "One can only hope they are confined to barracks in Hong Kong," he allegedly wrote.Ĭharles revealed his apparent frustration at the bureaucratic Chinese regime and his fear that the rule of law would be abandoned in the former colony. He said the Chinese brought in a wind turbine to ensure that their newly-hoisted flags would "flutter enticingly," it continued.Ĭharles worried that the Chinese army might intimidate local residents. "He then gave a kind of `propaganda' speech which was loudly cheered by the bussed-in party faithful at the suitable moment in the text." The prince allegedly wrote: "After my speech, the president detached himself from the group of appalling old waxworks who accompanied him and took his place at the lectern. The Mail on Sunday called it a "brilliantly witty but acerbic memoir."Ĭharles writes a detailed account in his own hand after returning from foreign trips, which were freely circulated in his office during the 1990s.Ĭlarence House acknowledged the Hong Kong journal's authenticity and accepted its importance and historical interest, the Mail on Sunday said. The 3,000-word journal, entitled The Handover of Hong Kong - or `The Great Chinese Takeaway' was circulated to a clutch of relatives, friends, political contacts and courtiers. The prince allegedly described his horror at the "awful Soviet-style display" as Chinese troops "goose step" to "haul down the Union Jack and raise the Chinese flag" as part of a "ridiculous rigmarole."īritish Prime Minister Tony Blair also came in for criticism.
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