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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chris_PattenChris Patten - Wikipedia

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   Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, KG, CH, PC ( Chinese: 彭定康; [2] born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997 and Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003.

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3. www.independent.co.uk › news › ukChris Patten steps down as Oxford University chancellor ‘with...

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   Feb 6, 2024 · The former Conservative minister, Hong Kong governor, and BBC chair announced his departure after 21 years in the role. He said Oxford has been a "hugely important part of my life" and thanked the university for its support.

4. www.scmp.com › comment › articleThe tragedy of Chris Patten, our last British governor

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   Jan 23, 2023 · The tragedy of Chris Patten, our last British governor. Published: 9:00pm, 23 Jan 2023. I must confess I have always had a soft spot for Lord Patten, the last governor of Hong Kong. This is...

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     Chris Patten warns people going to get killed after mask ban sparks night of violence

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     Chris Patten - "It's because of what Brexit did to the value of the pound"

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     Letter: UK parties stick to Alice in Wonderland banalities

     No major party — and few media outlets — are free of blame for this state of affairs. Even the (relatively) saintly Chris Patten, then party Tory party chairman, proclaimed himself “gobsmacked” at the “tax bombshell” put forward in Labour’s ...

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7. www.ft.com › content › f2101963-ff0b-44f7-853a-d80dd294b224Hong Kong’s legacy — from Chris Patten’s Diaries to City on the...

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   Jul 13, 2022 · Chris Patten flies back to Hong Kong in 1992, the year he was appointed governor © Corbis via Getty Images. But he reserves particular venom for the British and Hong Kong business leaders —...

8. www.straitstimes.com › asia › east-asiaChris Patten on egg tarts and the future of Hong Kong, as he...

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   Sep 21, 2017 · HONG KONG (AFP) - In a suite at the harbourside Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong, Mr Chris Patten is whipping through rounds of interviews before an important visit from his tailor.

9. apnews.com › article › chris-patten-hong-kong-china-beijing-25Hong Kong’s last UK governor says crackdowns ‘heartbreaking’

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   Jun 20, 2022 · LONDON (AP) — Beijing’s crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong has been “a lot worse” than expected, the last British governor of the city said Monday as he launched a new book to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to Chinese rule.

10. www.straitstimes.com › asia › east-asia'Times have changed' China tells Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last...

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    Chris Patten, who oversaw the transfer of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule in 1997, had said Beijing was wrong to insist the situation in the territory was nothing to...