The Hong Kong Diaries
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The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on
the 25th anniversary of the handoverIn 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 - then and now.
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Penguin Books ,
Chris Patten
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Penguin Books,
Chris Patten
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Penguin Books
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Penguin Books
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