The Hong Kong Diaries - Chris Patten Audiobook
Language: EnglishKeywords:
Ccp
China
Freedom
Hong Kong
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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.
Listening Length: 25 hours and 41 minutes
https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Hong-Kong-Diaries/dp/B09VQY675S
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58949807-the-hong-kong-diaries
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This post has 5 comments with rating of 5/5
August 3rd, 2022
> handing back in 1997 to the Chinese
> his opponents included not only the Chinese
Strange conflating of the Chinese state and Chinese people. He dealt with China. His opponent was China, not the Chinese.
Anyway very interesting.
August 4th, 2022
Patten is an unusually intelligent, reflective politico. The Brits could likely have benefited from his premiership, rather than the sequence of eejits they have had to put up with.
August 4th, 2022
Thanks
August 4th, 2022
I lived in Hong Kong under his governorship. He was truly respected and admired by all. A vast contrast to the bumbling bootlickers Beijing has appointed since 1997 to run the city.
September 21st, 2022
Thank you Andy. Ineresting period of history.
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