"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. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. 1 episode, Downtown Abbey (2014) as Diana Clark. Rt hon chris patten ch former governor and commander-in-chief hong kong with his wife lavender and daughters left to right kate laura and alice at buckingham palace to receive his invest. The plans call for 21 apartment units . (30 Jun 1997) Natural Sound The last . 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. He was the architect of Major's 1992 election victory, built on a belief that, post-Thatcher, the party must be "tolerant,. I knew the cardinal when I was there, he says. 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]. and at Queens' College, Cambridge. 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. Chris Patten is calling for the European Union to throw out its trade agreement with China. Grand promises made about one country, two systems mixed with anecdotes about the Pattens three daughters and two dogs. In 2010, The Tablet named him as one of Britain's most influential Catholics. When Chinese leaders said Hong Kong could remain itself for 50 years after 1997, he says, it rather begged the question of whether they knew what it was in the first place. The one he liked most was coined by an Episcopalian American missionary bishop who talked about being on the seashore with his friend. Photo by Fiona Hanson/PA . He has been an opponent of the movement at Oxford to tear down the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. 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. If they inspire you please support our work. Sign up for exclusive newsletters, comment on stories, enter competitions and attend events. 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. According to information from WikiLeaks, Patten was in Moscow in April 2004 and had concluded EURussia ministerial consultations in Brussels. One time I. Patten's most controversial actions in Hong Kong are related to the 1994 electoral reform. In the last three months, he says, partly as a result of Britains generous visa scheme, there have been 100,000-plus people from Hong Kong, teachers, medics, lawyers, leaving to come here and lots of other places as well. 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. Skip to main content . And him looking at me mystified. "We think the world of her, but as far as I'm concerned, there isn't really much to say. help his daughter bypass airport security rules, I can finally breathe: Some celebrate the end of Hong Kongs Covid mask rule, but most remain cautious, US politicians call for sanctions on Hong Kong prosecutors in 47 democrats case; Beijing slams hypocritic political show, In Pictures: Hong Kong bids farewell to Pennys Bay Covid facility with giant padlock and Auld Lang Syne, Hong Kong 47: Prosecutors to seek witness anonymity order as trial adjourned over defendants injury, Covid-19: Medic urges Hong Kong students to remove face masks to improve learning, immunity, Artist Vaevae Chan spent years building a cave in a Hong Kong high rise. Patten has become a kind of living reminder of that shift on the right. 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 . Before that, he was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. 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.. Enter your password to log in. 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. Wednesday night, musician Chris Daughtry and his wife shared the cause of their daughter's sudden death on Nov. 12, 2021. [9] Patten's approval rating in Hong Kong in April 1992 was 53% and ended his tenure with an approval rating of 59.7%.[4]. With Margaret Thatcher (and Michael Portillo, far right) while he was environment secretary in 1989. atten was not a silver-spoon Tory. Connor Patten Basketball. Many good people were driven out of the Conservative party by Brexit. 26 Sep 2005. Patten turned down offers of a new post and instead, in July 1992, he became the 28th and the last governor of Hong Kong until its transfer of sovereignty to China on 30 June 1997. A picture of the family of last governor Chris Patten posted by her daughter Alice (left, front) on her Facebook turns viral on social media. Showing Editorial results for chris patten. In 1999, Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was in New York representing the European Commission. 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. 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 they learn that their coach has died, they all return to New England with their families for the funeral. What the Chinese have done in Xinjiang is wicked. Patten was elected Member of Parliament for Bath in 1979. 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. On 29 September 2005, he published his memoirs, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. Chris Patten. He held the parliamentary seat until 1992. 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. They have three children. Tony Blair suggested that it made the road to democracy [in China] unstoppable. Tory! In September 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science. 1 episode, Merlin (20092010) as Ygraine. Lord Patten said China . She still lives at home with her parents and is particularly close to her father, who is now the external relations commissioner for the European Union and is described by Alice as "the best listener I know". SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART For people of my age, it was a bit like being born just after the Congress of Vienna [of 1814], to then live through a period of stability and growing prosperity, longevity, better health, in which there were a number of givens: Europe or welfare democracy or that thing that Peter Hennessy writes about, leaders who, in the absence of a written constitution, could be trusted to do the right thing.. 07 Sep 1998. 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. Im met at the door by his wife, Lavender, and their terrier, Bobby. Reading it, you cant help but reflect on an essential loss of rigour in Britains dealings with the world; contrast the likes of Douglas Hurd and Malcolm Rifkind as foreign secretaries with the incumbent, Liz Truss. A month after her father was elected Chancellor of Oxford University,. Yana Gupta. After the handover ceremony he left the city, together with Prince Charles, on board the British royal yacht, HMY Britannia. (2006), Points of View (1961) and The Walden Interview (1988). 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. In September 2005 he was elected a Distinguished Honorary Fellow of Massey College in the University of Toronto (the only person so elected except for the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh, the Duke of Edinburgh) as well as receiving an honorary D.S.Litt. It's just that after those heady years in the spotlight, her sisters would seem to crave the exact opposite. Although nominated for the post of President in the next Commission in 2004, he was unable to gain support from France and Germany. On 23 May 2005 he was appointed by Cadbury as a non-executive director.[16]. Chris Patten. Environment secretary Chris Patten (r) was charged with introducing the poll tax Instead of the tax shining a spotlight on spendthrift local councils, she said, the government was getting the. 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). He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. In 2003 he was awarded an honorary LL.D. Laura patten Stock Photos and Images. He was Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 until 1997, Chairman for the Independent Commission on Policing after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 . If Patten had been re-elected in 1992, sections of the media thought he would have been rewarded by appointment as Foreign Secretary, although in his autobiography John Major said that he would have made Patten Chancellor of the Exchequer. Search over 220,000 works, 150,000 of which are illustrated from the 16th Century to the present day. "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.". [23], In September 2020, he wrote that "Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping's dictatorship is certainly thuggish. The latter initiative was heavily criticised in China, with one Chinese media outlet calling him a wrongdoer who would be condemned for a thousand generations. Patten seems a consummately relaxed 78. [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. Its been a very long nervous breakdown. (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. 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. He returned to sit with the Conservative party in the House of Lords in September of that year. It is hard to beat Dominic Grieves description of him as a moral vacuum., A few minutes later he phones me back. In PM Margaret Thatchers cabinet, Patten served as the Secretary of State for the Environment from July 1989 to November 1990. It is certainly important to use Rhodes money for more black African students. 1979 . 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. Im grateful for your support, I love you Hong Kong, a poston the Alice Patten Facebook page said. A caption was changed to correct a date: Chris Patten received the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1998; not 1989. Paperback. As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory at the 1992 general election. Sandra Lee is most worried for Andrew Cuomo's daughters in the wake of his sexual harassment scandal, sources told The Post.. Lee, who was with Cuomo for 14 years until their spit in September . Well, there are two elements to it. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. 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. Chris Patten trying to console his daughter Kate (left) on the evening of Hong Kong's handover as daughter Alice looks on. In June 1983, he was made the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office. 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. This article about an English actor is a stub. The book was a lockdown project. Marcus Higgins (David Spade) has become a single womanizer. He went over and addressed the students who organised the protests against Hong Kongs security laws a couple of times, at the invitation of their informal leader, Joshua Wong. Under a painted portrait of Patten and his wife of 51 years are photographs of their eight grandchildren. "[24] Patten said that Chinese company Huawei "is an agent of an unpleasant Chinese state."[25]. 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. 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. Two books, one by the ex-governor and another by professor Ho-fung Hung, offer insights into China's savage repression . 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.. Before that she was doing a series called Rock Shrines, about dead pop stars and their fans. But what if youre wrong? 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. Reading his 2017 memoir, First Confession, I was struck by how much his faith meant to him. See PA story ROYAL Patten. 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". [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. A colleague who works with Kate at the BBC describes her as "serious and hard-working". But the last two Ive done involved preaching on the days when the readings were about death and afterwards.. It's 25 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China in June 1997. [20], As Chairman of the BBC Trust, Patten joined the Prince of Wales and other members of the royal family in the royal box for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert. The controversial US oil plan explained, Green leader storms out of council meeting after being misgendered. 2023 Hong Kong news - Independent, non-profit, impartial. W e had one of those thunderbolt feelings when we saw our main home in Barnes . I think they thought that Hong Kong was just about allowing people to become rich.. 3 episodes, The Last King (2003) as Lady Farnces Stewart. Try AbeBooks. Source for information on Patten, Chris 1944-: Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series dictionary. The EU and Moldova. n Hong Kong, they were known as the Three Graces. 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The Legislative Council became a fully elected legislature for the first time in 1995 and extensively expanded its functions and organisations throughout the last years of colonial rule.[10]. The daughters of Chris Patten, (l to r) Laura, Kate and Alice, say a tearful goodbye to Hong Kong, from on board the Royal yacht Britannia. Millions of premium Stock photos and illustrations created by leading commercial photographers, world-famous Museums, Historical Archives and Private Collections. 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. 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. Do you think it was also their belief that the British government had deluded itself about its own purpose? As party chairman, he successfully orchestrated a surprise Conservative electoral victory in 1992, but lost his own seat. He was appointed Secretary of State for the Environment by Margaret Thatcher in 1989 as part of her third ministry, becoming responsible for implementation of the unpopular poll tax. The page posted two old photos of Pattens family when they wereat the Government House. 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CH PC Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes 1944512 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 19921997 In politics, one has to make a distinction between people who are doing things that are wrong and people who are trying to do things that are right. degree from the University of Ulster. Does he ever get mad, watching his lifes work, at home and abroad, unravel? His first job in the party was as a desk officer. JACK HILL. Hong Kong nicknamed him Fat Pang (Chinese: ), making him the only governor to have a widely recognised Chinese nickname. In 2019, amidst the protests in Hong Kong, Patten spoke out in support of the protesters. I have trained 5 . Is he guilty of a kind of historical myopia? Her role earned her praise from film critics in India. If Patten places some of his faith in what comes next, however, he hasnt quite given up hope of redemption in the here and now. They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). The 42-year-old musician's family confirmed to People magazine that Hannah Price, who was found dead in her home two . Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last governor of Hong Kong. And they hate it when we do.. He put out his memoir, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs, on September 29, 2005. All contributions are moderated. In 1979, he won his first parliamentary election to become an MP from Bath. Tory! How I wonder, sitting on his plump sofa, does he envisage that? 3 episodes, The Musketeers (2014) as Sister Hlne. Shortly after graduating in 1965, he began working for the Conservative Party. Unlike most previous Hong Kong governors, he was not a career diplomat from the UK Foreign Office although he was not the first former MP to become a governor of Hong Kong. Theyre watching a ship under full sail heading over the horizon at dusk. Open Daily: 10:30 - 18:00 Hardback. He became a life peer in 2005, and since 2003, he has held the position of the Chancellor of Oxford University. Tory! During his tenure, his government significantly expanded the territory's social welfare programmes and introduced democratic reforms to the electoral system.[2]. (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. However, in 1979, he contested from Bath and won. Views expressed by opinion writers and advertisers are not necessarily shared by HKFP. 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. A year later, he became Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 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. Angela Wintle. Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was no stranger in picking fights with China. Chris Patten, Hong Kong's last colonial governor, departed from the Government House in Hong Kong on the 1 st July 1997, and made the historic and iconic trip back to the HMY Britannia. The National Portrait Gallery will NOT use your information to contact you or store for any other purpose than to investigate or display your contribution. THE youngest daughter of Chris Patten is to star in a "lusty" BBC One drama about the life and loves of King Charles II. Please note your email address will not be displayed on the page nor will it be used for any marketing material or promotion of any kind. "She travelled to cities such as San Francisco for Rock Shrines," he says. 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. 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. What I should say, he said, is that we dont have a Conservative government at all, but an English nationalist party which is populist, but fatally without being popular.. Those were the days when HK people were proud of their identity, another said. 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). Chris Patten, Hong Kong's 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 "o. Hong Kong news Independent, impartial, non-profit. 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. He lost his first parliamentary election (for Lambeth Central) in 1974 against the Labour Party candidate Marcus Lipton. Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. In October, he severely criticised the Hong Kong government for banning face masks. PHOTOGRAPH Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images 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. 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. Miserable times he writes. [27], Patten is a Catholic and oversaw Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. The couple held their wedding reception at the rather unlavish Wetlands Centre close to the family home in Barnes, and on a rare social outing to a fundraising event at the Royal Academy last year Laura said: 'I am a very private person, and so is Elton. 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. It's unnerving being seen at your most vulnerable by so many people.". The Gallery holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. Patten was educated at Island School in Hong Kong[1] It was an extremely apolitical household; my parents would have voted Conservative. Chris Patten East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia Hardcover - September 14, 1998 by Christopher Patten (Author) 21 ratings Hardcover $22.11 45 Used from $1.66 5 New from $18.85 2 Collectible from $17.00 Paperback $16.99 12 Used from $2.93 What theyre doing in Hong Kong is wicked. Try AbeBooks. 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. RM G4CGKC - Former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten, with wife Lavender (2nd left) and daughters (l to r) Kate, Laura and Alice, after receiving his Order of the Companions of Honour from the Prince of Wales at today's (Friday) Buckingham Palace investiture. 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. They have three daughters together, Katharine Joan (born 1973), Laura (1974 or 1975), and Alice (1980). He was born into an Irish Catholic family on his paternal side. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC is a politician from Britain. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled. I take as my baseline what Nelson Mandela said about the Rhodes Trust, he says. Patten was interviewed about the rise of Thatcherism for the 2006 BBC TV documentary series Tory! Like Laura, she has also spent the past five years quietly pursuing her career. It's that kind of awful TV.". 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