The Hong Kong Diaries. Chris Patten
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ISBN: 9780141999708 | 512 pages | 13 Mb
- The Hong Kong Diaries
- Chris Patten
- Page: 512
- Format: pdf, ePub, fb2, mobi
- ISBN: 9780141999708
- Publisher: Penguin Random House UK
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The diaries of the last British Governor, now in paperback 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 - then and now.
The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten, Hardcover
The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and
The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten review – handover
Patten brings terrific energy to his denunciation of Xi Jinping's crackdown on the territory. He calls it “the demolition of a free society” and
The Hong Kong Diaries (Hardcover)
The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly)
The Hong Kong Diaries eBook : Patten, Chris: Kindle Store
The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and
The Hong Kong Diaries (Paperback)
The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly)
The Hong Kong Diaries
The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly)
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The book gives unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were (belatedly) strengthened and
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