Chris Patten I think that what most surprises anybody who goes into politics from even a modestly cerebral background is the vulgarity of much of the cut and thrust of politics. Patten is portrayed the video game Hong Kong 97 as ordering Chin, an unspecified relative of Bruce Lee, to massacre the entire population of mainland China. It's unnerving being seen at your most vulnerable by so many people.". Tory! Patten's most controversial actions in Hong Kong are related to the 1994 electoral reform. CH PC Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes 1944512 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 19921997 The 1996 Hong Kong parody film Bodyguards of the Last Governor, presents 'Christ Pattern' as the Governor of Hong Kong. The book was a lockdown project. Search instead in Creative? (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. Anyway on we go, in my case to Strasbourg and treason the European parliament. Even for old Tories, hope springs eternal. Chris Patten, who led Britain's last government in Hong Kong before the Asian financial hub was returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, said it was "heartbreaking" to see its transformation. Bartis Edmond Hawley-Wall, Kyler Havard, Zealot23, Nich Smith, Matt Koltes, Chris Mulvihill . 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 . Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. 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 . When MP for Bath (1979-92) he served as Minister for Overseas Development, Secretary of State for the Environment and Chairman of the Conservative Party. I knew the cardinal when I was there, he says. Chris Patten is calling for the European Union to throw out its trade agreement with China. He is also the one of only two living former governors of Hong Kong with Sir David Wilson. 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. "She travelled to cities such as San Francisco for Rock Shrines," he says. You can see it in the language used by [former Hong Kong chief executive] Carrie Lam and now this terrible policeman who is her successor, John Lee. Indian film, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 22:23. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Bath in 1979, and served until he was unseated in 1992. W e had one of those thunderbolt feelings when we saw our main home in Barnes . "[12] This marked the end of British rule in Hong Kong. They had the mandate of heaven and I didnt even have the mandate of the voters of Bath. 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". 04 Dec 1998. Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last Governor of Hong Kong. For the last 19 years he has been chancellor of Oxford University. In 2016, in the wake of a student movement to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes from a college in Oxford, as had happened in South Africa, Patten said that Oxford students who did not like Cecil Rhodes should "think about being educated elsewhere". Netizens were amazed by the apparent response from the English actress, however, as it is a fan page it isunlikely that it is managedby Patten herself. The controversial US oil plan explained, Green leader storms out of council meeting after being misgendered. "[24] Patten said that Chinese company Huawei "is an agent of an unpleasant Chinese state."[25]. He has been married to Lavender Thornton since 1971. He turns off a muted symphony when I arrive. Cut to June 30 1997, and his daughters' faces, like his wife's, were "crumpled with emotion and streaked with tears". Visiting him is like stepping into a lost Conservative hinterland. After serving the organisation for three years, he resigned on May 6, 2014. It's 25 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China in June 1997. In 2004, she appeared in Jonathan Creek as Gillian Bailey. His family was Irish Catholic. It involved turning 850,000 words into 250,000. Miserable times he writes. He is also an actor and was recently embroiled in controversy when he opted to play Prince William in an American film about the young Royals. [N]o one was above the laws; police were not being used to suppress freedoms; top govt officials were qualified and experienced; less crowded streets and MTR; less fights and above all, the mayors daughters were beautiful and well-educated!!!. After his loss in 1992, Patten declined the offer of a new seat and assumed the position of the 28th Governor of Hong Kong. When they learn that their coach has died, they all return to New England with their families for the funeral. Chris Patten, the 28th and last governor of Hong Kong was swallowing hard as he emerged from Government House for the last time yesterday afternoon. In 2003, he was elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford. If they inspire you please support our work. Ann Lewis. In June 1983, he was made the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office. [2][3], Her first major role after graduation was Eugenie in Vincent in Brixton in the West End in 2002.[4]. Its an aspect of a mature patriotism to look at both the good bit and the bad bits. But there was a bigger question, which I think framed the whole problem. Hardback. degree from the University of Trinity College, Toronto and an honorary D.Litt. * Academics were turning out in full regalia for a procession and ceremony at . 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. We werent preparing it for independence. In 2010, The Tablet named him as one of Britain's most influential Catholics. Mirsky had many Chinese friends, but he denounced the Chinese Communist party as wicked. Patten believes both politicians and businessmen are too slow to say that. Chris Patten is Chancellor of Oxford University. "He seems a completely reasonable man when discussing the Middle East or energy policy, but when the conversation shifts to Chechnya or Islamic extremism, Putin's eyes turn to those of a killer.". A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. Spotted an error, information that is missing (a sitters life dates, occupation or family relationships, or a date of portrait for example) or do you know anything that we don't know? His father was a drummer in a jazz band who became a music publisher, before running a precarious business making jingles for TV. Friday & Saturday 10:30 - 21:00. Its too depressing to think about, Patten says. Like Laura, she has also spent the past five years quietly pursuing her career. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. He held this position within the Prodi Commission from 23 January 2000 until 22 November 2004. He also helmed the initiative of passing the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Rather than use her name to her advantage, Laura has quietly worked her way up in the magazine world, beginning with three weeks work experience on Vogue, followed by a job at Harpers and Queen, then Vanity Fair, culminating in her present position at Tatler where she is known as hard-working and unpretentious. Nostalgia for theformer first family was also invokedby an incident in March last year. 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. Patten. Although supportive of Alice, they seem wary that her success will reignite interest in the family. They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). Im met at the door by his wife, Lavender, and their terrier, Bobby. Had he not lost his own seat in Bath in that election, partly because he was associated with the poll tax, he would have become, at 48, chancellor of the exchequer. 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.. The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handoverIn 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. 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. In 2005, he became an appointed member of the British peerage. "I'm very, very private," she said from her office at Cond Nast. His job was to accumulate information on the television performance of rival William F. Buckley, Jr. They have three daughters together, Katharine Joan (born 1973), Laura (1974 or 1975), and Alice (1980). [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. "I don't think they ever wanted to be in the limelight, these decisions are not necessarily there to be made - it's a question of how one stays out of the limelight, rather than wanting to be in it," Mrs Patten said from the family holiday home in France. PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STILLWELL/PA. Despite this, he enjoyed significant popularity in Hong Kong. London, WC2H 0HE The daughters of Chris Patten, Laura, Kate and Alice, say a tearful goodbye to Hong Kong, from on board the Royal yacht Britannia. [15] This report led to the disbanding of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and establishment of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. I mean, it was a colonial project. He kept a daily journal of his historic years in Hong Kong, partly on tape recordings. Kate, who missed her father's signing-in as Governor when she chose instead to go trekking with friends around South America, spent the least time in Hong Kong because she was studying for a degree in Spanish and Latin American studies at Newcastle University. He might just have got through the modest . Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was no stranger in picking fights with China. She threatened to leave home forever on social media. 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. She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). During this time, Patten sat as a crossbencher. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired. Im grateful for your support, I love you Hong Kong, a poston the Alice Patten Facebook page said. Lavender doesnt entirely approve; I think she fears it makes me a tad sanctimonious. God Save The Queen. In 1990, John Major made Patten Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party, with responsibility for organising the Conservative Party's re-election campaign for the upcoming general election. He was European Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004 and Chairman of the BBC Trust from 2011 to 2014. His subsequent career has been a tour of duty of threatened institutions and imperial relics, the more grown-up version of Portillo on a train. Isnt deciding who we venerate a vital part of that reckoning also? He put out his memoir, 'Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs', on September 29, 2005. and at Queens' College, Cambridge. The good old days when HK was the Pearl of the Orient, one commentator said, which was liked more than 250times. Angela Wintle. "In addition to supplying experts for incoming administrations, think tanks provide departing officials with institutional settings [where they] remain engaged in pressing foreign policy debates, and constitute an informal shadow foreign affairs establishment.This "revolving door" is unique to the United States, and a source of its strength. degree from the University of Ulster. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. Before that she was doing a series called Rock Shrines, about dead pop stars and their fans. 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. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. Its funny you should say that. St Martin's Place To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Many international lawyers argue that the incarceration of over one million Muslim Uighurs, forced sterilisation and abortion, and slave labour meet the UN definition of genocide. Patten also played the role of Vicky Anderson, in an episode of New Tricks, the daughter of an English-born Hong Kong businessman, Douglas Anderson, who had been involved in questionable building deals in Hong Kong, shortly before the end of British rule in 1997.[5]. 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. Tory! Its not woke to do that. by Jillian Edelsteinbromide fibre print, August 1990NPG x45377. His father was a jazz drummer who later became a popular music publisher. He was promoted to be a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science in September 1985, and was named Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September 1986. [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. We never talked about politics or religion at home, Patten says. Hannah Price died at the age of 25 in Fentress County, Tenn. A woman. Alice Patten. The gracious, book-lined sitting room gives out on to a generous garden. On 29 September 2005, he published his memoirs, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. The most difficult question was a kid who said, Weve listened to you, Mr Patten. Christopher Francis Patten Visitor Chancellor of the University [32] In March 2009, Patten received the title Doctor honoris causa by South East European University. As the last Governor, Chris Patten kept diaries giving unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were strengthened and how he sought to ensure . 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. Family (1) Spouse Lavender Thornton (1971 - present) (3 children) Trivia (4) Former Governor of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten is published by Allen Lane . [17], According to information from the US Embassy in Brussels (published by WikiLeaks in November 2010): Patten said in April 2004 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has done a good job for Russia mainly due to high world energy prices, but he had serious doubts about the man's character. During his tenure, his government significantly expanded the territory's social welfare programmes and introduced democratic reforms to the electoral system.[2]. Former Hong Kong Gov. Laura patten Stock Photos and Images. The attempt, for example, to understand the relationship between a slave trade and the Atlantic economy of which we were a part seems to me to be fundamentally important. I'll probably go to previews of her play, but I won't tell her I'm there to check she's all right, I'll probably end up going lots of times.". There are still a few. "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. [18], On 11 January 2005 Patten was created a life peer as Baron Patten of Barnes, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. All real Hong Kongers miss the Patten family very much. Patten and his time in Hong Kong was the subject of the 5-part documentary series The Last Governor, which was filmed throughout his time in Hong Kong, including his arrival, key moments of his government such as the 1995 elections and his final day in office, ending as he departs Government House for the last time. As the last Governor of Hong Kong, he supervised the final years of British governance in the colony and readied it for the transition to Chinese control in 1997. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Patten_-2008-10-31-.jpg, https://flickr.com/photos/ukinfrance/11115110006, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3MtANpVq6s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XkYBUBJgws. Although nominated for the post of President in the next Commission in 2004, he was unable to gain support from France and Germany. He was educated in modern history at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with a second-class honors degree in 1965. He described the government as shameful and seedy. I talk in the diaries about trying to explain to my opposite number in Beijing what the rule of law was, that it wasnt rule by law. 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. 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