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The Final Years Of British Hong Kong
This critical review of the British experience in Hong Kong focuses on the tenure of the last governor, Chris Patten, and the discourse he used in guiding the transfer of sovereignty to China. While the People’s Republic of China proclaimed the recovery of Hong Kong to be just retribution for a century and a half of national shame under British rule, Patten, as the spokesperson for the British, was concerned that Britain’s exit from its last significant colony should be an honourable one.
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This critical review of the British experience in Hong Kong focuses on the tenure of the last governor, Chris Patten, and the discourse he used in guiding the transfer of sovereignty to China. While the People’s Republic of China proclaimed the recovery of Hong Kong to be just retribution for a century and a half of national shame under British rule, Patten, as the spokesperson for the British, was concerned that Britain’s exit from its last significant colony should be an honourable one.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Paperback
1998
ISBN: 9780333683132
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