The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong
Aug 2017 · Pen and Sword
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“Interesting conclusions about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong . . . an extraordinary diplomatic, political and personal drama.”—Julian Stockwin, author of To the Eastern Seas
1 July 1997 marked the end of British rule of Hong Kong, whereby this territory was passed into the hands of the People’s Republic of China.
In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong’s last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the twists and turns of this extraordinary historical moment.
As Governor, Patten encouraged the necessary expansion of Hong Kong’s social welfare system, striving to reconcile the basic rights and freedom of over 6 million people with the unpredictable imperatives of Beijing.
With “bracing narrative energy,” the author draws on the insights of a host of senior figures to place the crisis in both its human and historical contexts and presents some startling arguments about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong before and during Patten’s tenure (The Globe and Mail).
1 July 1997 marked the end of British rule of Hong Kong, whereby this territory was passed into the hands of the People’s Republic of China.
In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong’s last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the twists and turns of this extraordinary historical moment.
As Governor, Patten encouraged the necessary expansion of Hong Kong’s social welfare system, striving to reconcile the basic rights and freedom of over 6 million people with the unpredictable imperatives of Beijing.
With “bracing narrative energy,” the author draws on the insights of a host of senior figures to place the crisis in both its human and historical contexts and presents some startling arguments about the conduct of British foreign policy on Hong Kong before and during Patten’s tenure (The Globe and Mail).
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the richest and tallest area of W1zone financial district skycrapper The Shard compared to(tin Shui wai)modern (Kowloon wallcity)the poorest area of HK still looking different density.the GBP pound💷using country didn't educated enough Wales language/Scotland language and Irish language to Cantonese speaking area,the northern manjulia and mega city Shanghai have more English education center than KR/JP,how come a GBP colony exchange USD and HKcoloDC have more traffic than rest of EU?watching Netflix/AMZN populare than Tasco and Primark and virgin Media,the ITV/channel 4/guardian and dailyexpress/mirror/the🌞was fall to far east market,however just saw babyface Leung Chung Yan senior princess in LKF🎶clubbing district but afriad to her father.the BBC Russia and middle East wasn't as popular as bondle Suomi language/Dansk language and Norsk language Finalnd/Icelandic language popularity,the🏦bank of England and RBS was losting to JP Morgan/chase Manhattan and GoldmanS,by FMR LSE:WS ATKN
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Jonathan Dimbleby is an historian and broadcaster, a political commentator and a writer. He also acts as president of Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Vice-President and past President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), president of the South Hams Society and is a trustee of Dimbleby Cancer Care.
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