(30 Jun 1997) Natural Sound The last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten has left his colonial-style mansion for good.Patten bade his 250 staff an emotional. Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong and a former EU commissioner for external affairs, is Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the author of The Hong Kong Diaries (Allen Lane, 2022). Kris is HKFP's Editorial Director. I'm absolutely proud of them, they're all doing terrifically well. 04 Dec 1998. Hong Kong netizens have been posting oldphotos of Chris Pattensthree daughters Laura, Kate and Alice when they were in Hong Kong, since the incident involving Leung Chun-yan, the Chief Executives youngest daughter, was revealedby local media. 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We would welcome any information that adds to and enhances our information and understanding about a particular portrait, sitter or artist. His work has been featured in Washington Post, Public Radio International, Hong Kong Economic Times and others. His role however is minor as the film depicts him being replaced with one month to go before the handover. How Covid helped China tighten its hold on Hong Kong, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the . In 2003, he was appointed the Chancellor of Oxford University. He described the government as shameful and seedy. And I dont see what pulls the party together again. A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. Lenny rents the lake house for the 4th . The sometime barbed comedian made a point of noting that if octogenarian Biden isn't at the top of the Democrats' '24 ticket, 76-year old Donald Trump has a good chance of returning to the White House.. "Her last one was a series about boxing. I've been in this job for a couple of years. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. The tone sometimes threatens to override his reservations about Britains own shaming colonial history that led to the acquisition of the rocks in the first place. He asked Patten the question that all young people from Hong Kong he meets now ask him: Do you think when we finish our degree we should go back to Hong Kong?. His father was a drummer in a jazz band who became a music publisher, before running a precarious business making jingles for TV. It's unnerving being seen at your most vulnerable by so many people.". It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large. Hardback. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Can you tell us more about this person? You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Their mother, Lavender Patten, told the Evening Standard that her daughters had never wanted to be famous in the first place. His book ends with a postscript that is a rallying cry for the democracy movement in his former home (and his current one) - their cause is our cause. 10 Jun 2008. He kept a daily journal of his historic years in Hong Kong, partly on tape recordings. Laura, Kate and little Alice, the daughters of the last Governor Chris Patten, were only in their early teens when they became unlikely celebrities. While he basically orchestrated the Conservative victory in the general election of 1992, he lost his own MP seat at Bath. The City of M. She threatened to leave home forever on social media. The book was a lockdown project. [13] He has since commented that his governorship of Hong Kong was a happy time for him personally as he shared this experience with his wife and children. Chris Patten at his home in Barnes. Patten submitted his letter of resignation as BBC Trust Chairman to the Secretary of State on 6 May 2014; citing health reasons following his heart bypass surgery on 28 April. After two weeks without a glimpse, Governor Chris Patten's teenage daughter, Laura, had been spotted in the beauty salon of the colony's 108-year-old Ladies' Recreation Club along with her. [11] The legislative council which was elected under Patten's governorship was dissolved upon the handover of Hong Kong to the PRC and replaced by a Provisional Legislative Council which did not have any democratic functions until elections were held under the previous rules in 1998. Friday July 01 2022, 5.00pm, The Sunday Times. He also introduced, and steered through Parliament, the major legislation that became the Environmental Protection Act 1990. "I thought there was a prospect that (China) would keep its word, and I'm sorry that it hasn't," he said in London. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. Prices start at 6 for unframed prints, 25 for framed prints. As party chairman, he successfully orchestrated a surprise Conservative electoral victory in 1992, but lost his own seat. Her father Leung Chun-ying called an ambulance to the Government House and told reporters that Chai-yan was under a lot of pressure as a young girl, that she has been seeking medical help. Visiting him is like stepping into a lost Conservative hinterland. Chris Patten Writing for PS since 2000 151 Commentaries Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong and a former EU commissioner for external affairs, is Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the author of The Hong Kong Diaries (Allen Lane, 2022). Do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us? Receiving a Coolidge travelling scholarship, he went to US, where he was part of the campaign of then-Republican New York Mayor John Lindsay. 1 episode, Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016) as Katherine Parr. The first was a literalist one based on a reading by Ronald Knox, who was chaplain to Catholic students at Oxford. Patten was the Conservative Party candidate for Lambeth Central at the February 1974 general election, but lost to the Labour Party candidate, Marcus Lipton. On 9 September 1999, the Commission produced its report, entitled A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland and popularly known as the Patten Report, which contained 175 symbolic and practical recommendations. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. What will happen if the Communist party starts arresting us, sending people to prison? In answer, he went, he says, through all those quotes one uses, you know, Nelson Mandela, you cant lock up an idea, and so on. Chris Patten. "I was leaving my home, my friends, my school - my childhood - and I had only finished my A-levels the day before. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART Which he thought was something which was valuable to South Africa. Consider its policies in Xinjiang. A practising Roman Catholic, he organized Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. Enter your password to log in. [28], In February 2010, Patten was appointed President of Medical Aid for Palestinians, but he stepped down in June 2011. Please could you let us know your source of information. Patten receiving the union flag after it was lowered for the last time at Government House - the governors official residence - during a farewell ceremony in Hong Kong in 1997. We werent preparing it for independence. Join our newsletter and follow us on our social media channels to find out more about exhibitions, events and the people and portraits in our Collection. In October 2009, Patten was Chief Guest at The Doon School, a boarding school in Dehradun, India, which is a member of the United Kingdom's Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The 42-year-old musician's family confirmed to People magazine that Hannah Price, who was found dead in her home two . In 2003 he was awarded an honorary LL.D. Her role earned her praise from film critics in India. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. and at Queens' College, Cambridge. We have been together for ages and he's wonderful. "She travelled to cities such as San Francisco for Rock Shrines," he says. There is a 1930s village atmosphere, which bankers and lawyers now pay 5m to inhabit. With her long hair and perfect features, the 22-year-old is possibly the prettiest of the Patten girls and made her TV debut this year as Imogen Dartie in The Forsyte Saga, and now spends her time flitting between rehearsals at the Royal National Theatre and her new boyfriend, Cambridge graduate Dan Rookwood, an internet sports journalist and sometime travel writer at The Guardian. Chris Patten's Hong Kong Diaries take us behind the scenes of 1997 handover Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister and new ambassador to the United States, made himself far more. What the Russians are doing in Ukraine is wicked. [17], Patten was the biggest proponent in the commission for Turkey's accession to the European Union. Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. Although supportive of Alice, they seem wary that her success will reignite interest in the family. Patten. (MANDATORY CREDIT David Montgomery/Getty Images) Laura Patten, the daughter of Chris Patten, the new Governor of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, 1st August 1992. Beijing had expected that the use of functional constituencies with limited electorates would be used to elect this council, however Patten extended the definition of functional constituencies and thus virtually every Hong Konger was able to vote for the so-called indirectly elected members (see Politics of Hong Kong) of the Legislative Council. Its funny you should say that. [14], From 1998 to 1999, he chaired the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, better known as the Patten Commission, which had been established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement. 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. Her role earned her praise from film critics in India. I think they thought that Hong Kong was just about allowing people to become rich.. I look at people like Jeremy Hunt though I fear it is going to ruin his leadership chances for me to say hes perfectly good and decent.. "We think the world of her, but as far as I'm concerned, there isn't really much to say. For the last 19 years he has been chancellor of Oxford University. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (Chinese: ;[1] 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. As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory at the 1992 general election. At midnight Hong Kong Time 1 July 1997 (16:00 GMT, 30 June 1997), he sent the telegram: "I have relinquished the administration of this government. PHOTOGRAPH Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images They bought the Daily Express in the days when it was a decent newspaper., His vocation was shaped more by the timing of his birth, which came with tragedy and hope built in. [citation needed]. Please refresh the page and/or try again. She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). Hong Kong's legacy from Chris Patten's Diaries to City on the Edge. Simply to denounce it seems crazy. His first job in the party was as a desk officer. [29], In 2014 Pope Francis appointed Patten to head a body to advise the Vatican on media strategy and on how to handle the press, which he remained on until 2016. Former Hong Kong Gov. It's that kind of awful TV.". Christopher Patten. His wifes father competed in the 1936 Olympics, part of that Chariots of Fire generation, and was killed in 1944. Blonde and elfin, Alice - who was nicknamed "Little Princess" by her sisters - found it perhaps hardest of all to adjust to returning to Britain. His family lived in Greenford, and Chris Patten went to primary school there and then won a scholarship to the Catholic St Benedict's. Chris Patten trying to console his daughter Kate (left) on the evening of Hong Kong's handover as daughter Alice looks on. Patten grew up in an Irish Catholic family in west London, the son of an unsuccessful music publisher whose forebears had come to England from County Roscommon, Ireland. And its probably just because so many of the things that I think my generation took for granted are now being trashed., Patten was not a silver-spoon Tory. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bath in 1979, and served until he was unseated in 1992. On 23 May 2005 he was appointed by Cadbury as a non-executive director.[16]. One of them, a postgraduate medical student at Oxford, stopped him to explain that they had met at that meeting and Patten had been photographed with him carrying the yellow umbrella symbol of protest. We should say so. Commentaries Videos & Podcasts Author's Comments Sort by: Latest Popular Show: All On Point Chris Patten. With wife, Lavender, and daughters (from left) Kate, Laura and Alice, after receiving the Order of the Companions of Honour at Buckingham Palace in 1998. ad things gone differently for him in 1992, it is quite possible to imagine that Patten could have been the first Catholic prime minister of Britain. 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. See PA story ROYAL Patten. In May, Laura married Elton Charles, a florist from Paddington, whom she met seven years ago. 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