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    Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, KG, CH, PC ( Chinese: 彭定康; [2] 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. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003.

  2. Feb 6, 2024 · The former Conservative minister, Hong Kong governor, and BBC chair announced his departure after 21 years in the role. He said Oxford has been a "hugely important part of my life" and thanked the university for its support.

  3. Jul 13, 2022 · Chris Patten flies back to Hong Kong in 1992, the year he was appointed governor © Corbis via Getty Images. But he reserves particular venom for the British and Hong Kong business leaders —...

  4. Mar 22, 2023 · In a special one-on-one interview, Lord Chris Patten (former Governor of Hong Kong), reflects on his time having to handover Hong Kong from British control to China.

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  5. Jun 27, 2022 · “You have to say when things are wicked”: Chris Pattens lessons from negotiating with China. Hong Kong's last British governor on hopes betrayed, the risk of repeating mistakes and his view of Boris Johnson.

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  6. Jun 28, 2017 · Chris Patten, Hong Kongs last governor, handed the former colony back to China on 1 July 1997 to be ruled with a degree of autonomy under a system called “one country, two systems”.

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  8. Jun 20, 2022 · LONDON (AP) — Beijings crackdown on civil liberties in Hong Kong has been “a lot worse” than expected, the last British governor of the city said Monday as he launched a new book to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s handover to Chinese rule.