As governor, I experienced the vitality of life in a booming and free Asian city, saw routinely the best and worst aspects of human nature, and was m… - Chris Patten

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As governor, I experienced the vitality of life in a booming and free Asian city, saw routinely the best and worst aspects of human nature, and was made to revisit some of the principles in which I have always believed but to which I had rarely given much thought previously. In the darker hours of occasionally fretful nights I found myself face to face with the moral dimensions of political action to a greater extent than ever before.

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About Chris Patten

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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