XML hyperlink problem

Hey, I’ve got a problem displaying a hyperlink pulled in from an xml file.
This is my AS:

var xmlData:XML; 
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); 
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("app1_text.xml")); 
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlProcess); 
 
function xmlProcess(e:Event):void { 
        xmlData = new XML(e.target.data);
        textArea_app1.htmlText = xmlData;
}

And this is my XML:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<content> 
 <![CDATA[<font size="16"><b>Header</b></font>]]>
 <![CDATA[<br>Insert your text here.</br>]]>
 <![CDATA[<br><i>Insert your text here.</i></br>]]>
 <![CDATA[<br><u>Insert your text here.</u></br>]]>
 <![CDATA[<br><font color="#ff0000">Insert your text here.</font></br>]]>
 <![CDATA[<a href="<A href="hyperlinkurlhere">Click here</a>]]>
</content>

All the other text displays fine, but the hyperlink text doesn’t display at all - and I’m not getting any errors.
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!