[DOC] [TLE] Chris Patten - Wikipedia [PAR] If Patten had been re-elected in 1992, sections of the media ... Patten was also 
the only British Governor of the colony not to wear ... At 00:00 HKT 1 July 1997 (
16:00 GMT, 30 June 1997), he sent the following telegram: ... Prince Charles, on 
board the British royal yacht, HMY Britannia. [DOC] [TLE] Hong Kong handover ceremony - Wikipedia [PAR] The handover ceremony of Hong Kong in 1997 officially marked the transfer of 
sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic 
of China. It was an internationally televised event with the ceremony commencing 
on the night of 30 June 1997 and finishing on 1 July 1997. ... Governor Chris 
Patten began his speech with "Today is a day of celebration,... [DOC] [TLE] The Britons who stayed behind (and thrived) in Hong Kong ... [PAR] Jul 2, 2009 ... Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten (right) boards the Royal Yacht Britannia ... the 
Royal Yacht Britannia with Prince Charles after the handover on July 1, 1997 
Photo: EPA ... Twelve years ago this week, Hong Kong ceased to be a British 
colony. ... As it turned out, not everyone left when the last governor did. [DOC] [TLE] A last hurrah and an empire closes down | World news | The Guardian [PAR] Jul 1, 1997 ... Tuesday 1 July 1997 05.48 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 24 ... Less than an 
hour into Chinese rule, as the royal yacht Britannia slipped its ... carrying Prince 
Charles and the 28th and last British governor, Chris Patten, out of... [DOC] [TLE] CND-Global Special Issue on Hong Kong Handover, July 1, 1997 [PAR] Jul 1, 1997 ... A few minutes before 00:00AM, July 1, 1997, British Prince Charles delivered his 
... the outgoing colonial governor Chris Patten and a British general. On the left 
with Jiang were Chinese Premier LI Peng, Foreign Minister QIAN ... Charles took 
longer time to board the royal yacht Britannia than scheduled. [DOC] [TLE] After 156 Years, It's Hong Kong, China - Washington Post [PAR] Jul 1, 1997 ... HONG KONG, July 1 (Tuesday) -- A proud China reclaimed control over the ... 
Here are some specifics that apply under the Basic Law, negotiated with Britain, 
the former colonial power: ... and Chris Patten, the 28th and last British governor 
of Hong Kong, left the hall and boarded the royal yacht Britannia,... [DOC] [TLE] European Union - Topics and Issues: The Return of Hong Kong to ... [PAR] The Prince returned the territory to China after 156 years of British colonial ... 1-
JUL-97: The Royal Yacht Britannia, carrying a British delegation including Prince 
Charles and former Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten and his family, crosses... [DOC] [TLE] China Resumes Control of Hong Kong, Concluding 156 Years of ... [PAR] HONG KONG, Tuesday, July 1 -- In the first moments after midnight, in a ... Prince 
Charles of Britain and the former colonial Governor, Chris Patten, were driven ... 
front, where the royal yacht Britannia waited to bear them away from Hong Kong. 
.... With only an hour of sovereignty left, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook of Britain,
... [DOC] [TLE] BBC NEWS | Special Report | 1997 | Royal Yacht Britannia ... [PAR] Aug 19, 1998 ... The Royal Yacht Britannia is being officially paid-off in Portsmouth ... Prior to the 
poll on May 1, the Conservative government announced that Britannia would be 
... After the handover of Hong Kong back to China in July 1997, Prince ... 
governor, Chris Patten and his family, left the colony on the royal yacht. [DOC] [TLE] BBC ON THIS DAY | 26 | 1984: UK and China agree Hong Kong ... [PAR] Feb 4, 2003 ... Britain and China finalise proposals to end 150 years of British rule in Hong Kong
. ... Control of the colony was handed over to the Chinese at midnight on 1 July 
1997 after a ... Prince Charles and Chris Patten - the twenty-eighth and final 
governor of Hong Kong - left the island on the Royal Yacht Britannia

Question: Chris Patten, governor of this British colony, left it on July 1, 1997 on the royal yacht Britannia
Answer: Hong Kong