[M]y anxiety is not that this community's autonomy would be… - Chris Patten

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[M]y anxiety is not that this community's autonomy would be usurped by Peking, but that it could be given away bit by bit by some people in Hong Kong.

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Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (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 was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 2003 to 2024.

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Alternative Names: Lord Patten of Barnes • Christopher Patten • Christopher Francis Patten • Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes

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[M]y anxiety is not that this community's autonomy would be usurped by Peking, but that it could be given away bit by bit by some people in Hong Kong. - Chris Patten

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