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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Patten, Chris, 1944-     Subjects     Patten, Chris, 1944-     Patten, Chris, 1944- -- Diaries.     Governors -- China -- Hong Kong -- Diaries.     Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources.     Hong Kong (China) -- History -- Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 -- Sources.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Patten, Chris, 1944-       by title:      The Hong Kong diarie...       by call number:      951.25 P316h     Search the Web     Patten, Chris, 1944-     Patten, Chris, 1944-     Patten, Chris, 1944- -- Diaries.     Governors -- China -- Hong Kong -- Diaries.     Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources.     Hong Kong (China) -- History -- Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 -- Sources.       MARC Display

The Hong Kong diaries / Chris Patten. by Patten, Chris, 1944- Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2022. Call #: 951.25 P316h Subjects Patten, Chris, 1944-   Patten, Chris, 1944- -- Diaries.   Governors -- China -- Hong Kong -- Diaries.   Hong Kong (China) -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources.   Hong Kong (China) -- History -- Transfer of Sovereignty from Great Britain, 1997 -- Sources. ISBN:  9780241560495 (hc.) Description:  xxix, 522 p. : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Summary:  In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Over the next five years he kept this diary, which describes in detail how Hong Kong was run as a British colony and what happened as the handover approached. The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and how Patten sought to ensure that a strong degree of self-government would continue after 1997. Unexpectedly, his opponents included not only the Chinese themselves, but some British businessmen and civil service mandarins upset by Patten's efforts, for whom political freedom and the rule of law in Hong Kong seemed less important than keeping on the right side of Beijing. The book concludes with an account of what has happened in Hong Kong since the handover, a powerful assessment of recent events and Patten's reflections on how to deal with China. Genre:  Diaries Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 951.25 P316h Core Collection - Adult Checked out Jul 26, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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