Chris Patten
Chris Patten
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes CH PCis chancellor of the University of Oxford and a former governor of Hong Kong and the BBC Trust...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 May 1944
winning people want
Hong Kong's people will get what they want, despite China's objections. Freedom invariably wins in the end.
freedom democracy jerk
In a democracy everybody has a right to be represented, including the jerks.
human issues north optimist rights
I'm not a starry-eyed optimist about human rights or other issues in North Korea,
clearly expected
Clearly we will be expected to make a substantial contribution (to the reconstruction effort),