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We let Hong Kong down: Chris Patten on the end of colonial rule

Hong Kong’s last governor complains of being thwarted on many fronts as he oversaw the handover in 1997

Chris Patten, shortly after becoming the last governor of Hong Kong. [Getty Images]
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  • The Hong Kong Diaries

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    Allen Lane, pp. 501, £30

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