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The Hong Kong Diaries

Af: Chris Patten Engelsk Paperback

The Hong Kong Diaries

Af: Chris Patten Engelsk Paperback
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The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover

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.

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The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handover

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.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 560
ISBN-13: 9780141999708
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0141999705
Kategori: Selvbiografier: historie, politik og militær
Udg. Dato: 29 feb 2024
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 29 feb 2024
Forfatter(e): Chris Patten
Forfatter(e) Chris Patten

Kategori Selvbiografier: historie, politik og militær

ISBN-13 9780141999708

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 560

Udgave

Længde 26mm

Bredde 130mm

Højde 198mm

Udg. Dato 29 feb 2024

Oplagsdato 29 feb 2024

Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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