The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong by Jonathan Dimbleby

The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong

Jonathan Dimbleby

576 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics emotional medium-paced
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1 July 1997 marked the end of British rule of Hong Kong, whereby this territory was passed into the hands of the People's Republic of China. In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong's last governor,...

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