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Learn about the life and career of Chris Patten, a Conservative Party leader, European Commissioner, and the last governor of Hong Kong before its handover to China in 1997. Find out his achievements, controversies, awards, and personal details on this comprehensive biography page.
Feb 6, 2024 · Oxford University chancellor Chris Patten has announced “with a heavy heart” that he will retire after more than 20 years in the role. He said he will retire at the end of the 2023/24 academic...
Jun 27, 2022 · “You have to say when things are wicked”: Chris Patten’s lessons from negotiating with China Hong Kong's last British governor on hopes betrayed, the risk of repeating mistakes and his view of Boris Johnson.
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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.
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 —...
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.
Jun 27, 2017 · Chris Patten did his best to bulwark Hong Kong's freedoms, but two decades later the last colonial governor worries he didn’t do enough.
