"Kate makes documentaries now," says her mother, who trained as a barrister, but currently works as a mediator for couples whose marriages have broken down. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (Chinese: ; born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997 and Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. Raised in west London, Patten studied history at Balliol College, Oxford. Chris Patten was born on May 12, 1944 in Ealing, London, England. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. Hong Kong nicknamed him Fat Pang (Chinese: ), making him the only governor to have a widely recognised Chinese nickname. Tory! It was going to become part of China. The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten is published by Allen Lane . His job was to accumulate information on the television performance of rival William F. Buckley, Jr. During his tenure, his government significantly expanded the territory's social welfare programmes and introduced democratic reforms to the electoral system.[2]. Open Daily: 10:30 - 18:00 [33], University roles and elevation to the peerage, BBC royal river pageant outside broadcast, Critical studies and reviews of Patten's work. He lost his first parliamentary election (for Lambeth Central) in 1974 against the Labour Party candidate Marcus Lipton. What the Russians are doing in Ukraine is wicked. By ticking permission to publish you are indicating your agreement for your contribution to be shown on this collection item page. He held the parliamentary seat until 1992. The gracious, book-lined sitting room gives out on to a generous garden. Patten's defeat was attributed to factors such as the Poll Tax.[6]. Alice Patten is a English actress appeared in film Rang De Basanti opposite Aamir Khan.The British actress is daughter of politician Chris Patten, she played character Sue who came to India to make a documentary film about the British rule. In 1979, he won his first parliamentary election to become an MP from Bath. Lord Patten married Lavender Thornton in 1971. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. Last Governor of Hong Kong Chris patten on 20th Anniversary - Full interview Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes CH PC (born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who served as the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. The book was a lockdown project. And they hate it when we do.. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STILLWELL/PA. In each of those roles, he has been pitted not against the left, but mostly against the Daily Mail and the ideologues and nut jobs in his own party. He was the architect of Majors 1992 election victory, built on a belief that, post-Thatcher, the party must be tolerant, efficient and generous-spirited. However, in 1979, he contested from Bath and won. Prices start at 6 for unframed prints, 25 for framed prints. Patten married Lavender Thornton, a barrister, on 11 September 1971. To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Friends describe Rookwood, or "Rookers" as he is known, as "an avid Liverpool supporter, and a bit of a lad", but say that the couple - who have been together for eight months - are in love. At which point, the young mans lovely girlfriend just burst into tears. There are still a few. Do you think that they always saw through that? In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong's last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. 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He is the 28th and final Governor of Hong Kong from 19 July 1992 until the end of British administration over the territory on 30 June 1997. In 2006, she appeared in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti as Sue McKinley, a young British woman who comes to India to make a documentary film about the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. Chris Patten. His family was Irish Catholic. (Photo by David Montgomery/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. He was given an official Chinese name, Pang Ding-hong (Chinese: ), a name with an etymology based on the words "stability" and "calm; joyous; healthy". You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. (2006), Points of View (1961) and The Walden Interview (1988). In May 2016, Patten said that the BBC has "lost some of its ambition" in its coverage of science, philosophy and history, and should "stretch" audiences more. While he basically orchestrated the Conservative victory in the general election of 1992, he lost his own MP seat at Bath. During his time in Hong Kong, Patten and his government considerably increased the reach of the territory's social welfare programmes and brought about democratic reforms to the electoral system. During this time, Patten sat as a crossbencher. Marcus Higgins (David Spade) has become a single womanizer. Anyway on we go, in my case to Strasbourg and treason the European parliament. Even for old Tories, hope springs eternal. [32] In March 2009, Patten received the title Doctor honoris causa by South East European University. The Tory grandee, publishing his diaries of his time as governor of Hong Kong, on the greedy west giving China an easy ride and his partys long nervous breakdown, A few minutes after the result of Mondays confidence vote in the prime minister was announced, I spoke to Chris Patten on the phone. [7], Patten's tenure faced several different challenges, as many in Hong Kong were still reeling from the Tiananmen Square massacre a few years earlier. CH PC Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes 1944512 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 19921997 But if it was difficult to convince them of that hope then, certainly after 2019 when Mr Lees police had been beating them over the head, tasering and teargassing them, it wasnt going to be any easier., A year ago, Patten was taking Bobby for a walk in Richmond Park when he bumped into two Chinese couples in their mid-20s. Concepts like that were mysterious to them. He talks about how you will see Christ sitting at the right hand of his father and a sort of celebrity troop of angels, Patten says, chuckling. Tory! If you have information to share please complete the form below. Photo by Fiona Hanson/PA But the last two Ive done involved preaching on the days when the readings were about death and afterwards.. He was then an EU commissioner, partly responsible for the unions foreign policy. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. [17], Patten was the biggest proponent in the commission for Turkey's accession to the European Union. Chris Patten. Hong Kong's legacy from Chris Patten's Diaries to City on the Edge. Patten was noted to be in tears throughout the day, notably after his speech at Tamar. What theyre doing in Hong Kong is wicked. A media frenzy greeted their exuberant, mini-skirted arrival in 1992, and their gulping tears when they left five years later came to symbolise the last days of the British Empire in the territory.. Receiving a Coolidge travelling scholarship, he went to US, where he was part of the campaign of then-Republican New York Mayor John Lindsay. He has been an opponent of the movement at Oxford to tear down the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. Patten was then appointed the last governor of Hong Kong, to oversee the final years of British administration in the colony and prepare for its transfer to China in 1997. In 2003, he was elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford. They have three children. Patten was Chancellor of Newcastle University from 1999 to 2009. * Academics were turning out in full regalia for a procession and ceremony at . "I thought there was a prospect that (China) would keep its word, and I'm sorry that it hasn't," he said in London. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003.. Raised in west London, Patten studied history at . 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It came, however, immediately in the wake of widespread criticism of the BBC's live outside-broadcast coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on 3 June 2012, which was castigated in the press and was the subject of 1,830 formal complaints by viewers. The family has enjoyed good image among the populace, contrasting oddly with the city's present first family hit by accusation of abuse of power. Developer Chris Patten has submitted new plans to build a four-story apartment complex at the corner of Glen and Bay streets, directly across from City Park. It was an extremely apolitical household; my parents would have voted Conservative. It's that kind of awful TV.". "It spits in the face of human rights and shows a delusional view of the Chinese Communist Party's trustworthiness on the international stage," Patten is quoted by the Daily Mail.. His comments came as 53 people were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of "subversion" in Hong Kong. The first was a literalist one based on a reading by Ronald Knox, who was chaplain to Catholic students at Oxford. In the 1998 New Year Honours, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him a Companion of Honour (CH).[31]. In May, Laura married Elton Charles, a florist from Paddington, whom she met seven years ago. Patten was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office in June 1983. I'm absolutely proud of them, they're all doing terrifically well. "Her last one was a series about boxing. Chris Pratt is being called "cringe and vile" for praising his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, for giving him a "healthy daughter" given that his son with ex Anna Faris, Jack, has suffered. Chris Patten, Hong Kong's final British governor before the 1997 handover, says the UK should tell China its proposal for a Hong Kong national security law is "outrageous". They bought the. Two books, one by the ex-governor and another by professor Ho-fung Hung, offer insights into China's savage repression . Why was it that Chris Pattens daughters did not get intotrouble living in Government House for all those years, yetsuch troubles have cometo Ms Leung sinceshe moved in? a user questioned on popular HKGolden forum. Chris Patten: We have a populist government that is fatally not popular, few minutes after the result of Mondays confidence vote in the prime minister was announced, I spoke to. Alice has obviously chosen to go into a world that's amazing and stuff, which will obviously attract attention, but she's my dearest best friend, she's absolutely amazing, and I know she'll be a huge star. The two posts combined had received more than 8,000 likes and 700 shares by Monday morning. Something went wrong. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. 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