It was an extremely apolitical household; my parents would have voted Conservative. There are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist, their life dates, occupation or have not recorded their family relationships. 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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 . Ann Lewis. The most difficult question was a kid who said, Weve listened to you, Mr Patten. He was educated in modern history at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with a second-class honors degree in 1965. It is hard to beat Dominic Grieves description of him as a moral vacuum., A few minutes later he phones me back. Chris Patten trying to console his daughter Kate (left) on the evening of Hong Kong's handover as daughter Alice looks on. He lost his first parliamentary election (for Lambeth Central) in 1974 against the Labour Party candidate Marcus Lipton. 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.. On the table is the book hes just put down, Julia Boyds A Village in the Third Reich: How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed by the Rise of Fascism, and a copy of his own new book, The Hong Kong Diaries, which is the occasion for our meeting. He grew up in West London and attended a Catholic primary school, Our Lady of the Visitation, in Greenford, and later the independent St Benedict's School in Ealing, west London. What theyre doing in Hong Kong is wicked. Hardback. He put out his memoir, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs, on September 29, 2005. From 2014 to 2016, he worked under Pope Francis as the head of the body that advises the Vatican on media strategy. [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. But the last two Ive done involved preaching on the days when the readings were about death and afterwards.. Patten was also denounced by some Chinese media and politicians as the "whore of the East" and a "serpent", and was most famously called a "sinner who would be condemned for a thousand generations" (Chinese: ) by Lu Ping, the head of China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. But after the official handing over ceremony was complete, and they had been poured stiff gins by Prince Charles aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, the Patten family faced a rather ignominious return to a semi-detached Victorian house in Barnes. Delivery charges may apply. 1 episode, Heroes and Villains (2008) as Joan. What the Russians are doing in Ukraine is wicked. 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. 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. [27], Patten is a Catholic and oversaw Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. "She travelled to cities such as San Francisco for Rock Shrines," he says. 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. Its not woke to do that. Following his governorship, Patten led the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, a major implementation step of the Northern Ireland peace process pursuant to the Good Friday Agreement from 1998 to 1999. In September 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science. I've been in this job for a couple of years. To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. He was born into an Irish Catholic family on his paternal side. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. Two books, one by the ex-governor and another by professor Ho-fung Hung, offer insights into China's savage repression . Patten was noted to be in tears throughout the day, notably after his speech at Tamar. Tue 28th June 2022. SHANGHAI -- Seventeen years after sailing on Britain's Royal Yacht away from Hong Kong, the tango dancer is on the move again. 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. [14], From 1998 to 1999, he chaired the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, better known as the Patten Commission, which had been established in 1998 as part of the Belfast Agreement. He took steps to get in touch with the people of the colony, and was known for his penchant for taking public strolls around Hong Kong as well as in the media limelight. Please ensure your comments are relevant and appropriate. 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". He made the case for negotiation rather than outright demands for independence. 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. On September 11, 1971, Chris Patten married barrister Lavender Thornton. On 9 September 1999, the Commission produced its report, entitled A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland and popularly known as the Patten Report, which contained 175 symbolic and practical recommendations. Blonde and elfin, Alice - who was nicknamed "Little Princess" by her sisters - found it perhaps hardest of all to adjust to returning to Britain. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. There is an inevitable sentimental or nostalgic strain to Pattens diaries of 25 years ago, as he departed on the royal yacht. 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? 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. 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. He was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong, serving between 1992 and 1997. And yeah, I do get angry about things. He also helmed the initiative of passing the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Black Watch [the last British military unit to leave] werent going to hold Hong Kong against the Peoples Liberation Army. In 1999, he was appointed as one of the United Kingdom's two members to the European Commission as Commissioner for External Relations where he was responsible for the Union's development and co-operation programmes, as well as liaison with Javier Solana, the High Representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy. In 2019, amidst the protests in Hong Kong, Patten spoke out in support of the protesters. She portrayed Ygraine Pendragon, the deceased Queen of Camelot, the mother of Arthur, and the wife of the King Uther Pendragon in the BBC series Merlin . Hannah Price died at the age of 25 in Fentress County, Tenn. A woman. Chris Patten. 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. His background is decidedly unstarry: his mother is a housewife from Dominica, his father worked as a warehouseman. Chris Patten at his home in Barnes. With wife, Lavender, and daughters (from left) Kate, Laura and Alice, after receiving the Order of the Companions of Honour at Buckingham Palace in 1998. ad things gone differently for him in 1992, it is quite possible to imagine that Patten could have been the first Catholic prime minister of Britain. Chris Patten: We have a populist government that is fatally not popular, few minutes after the result of Mondays confidence vote in the prime minister was announced, I spoke to. 2023 Hong Kong news - Independent, non-profit, impartial. 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. Press release from the City of Menifee: MENIFEE - Menifee's street projects and construction updates are getting an upgrade! [8], In contrast to his predecessors, Patten decided not to wear the official Court uniform on formal occasions. We should say so. Before that, he was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. 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. 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