Chris Patten/Quotes

Chris Patten (b. 12 May 1994) is an English politician who served as the last Governor of Hong Kong, and presided over the handover of the colony to the People's Republic of China. Patten had prior served as Secretary of State for the Environment for Margaret Thatcher from 1989 until the succession of John Major.
==Dated quotes==
===2000s===
* "Those of us who had a perfectly happy childhood should be able to sue for deprivation of literary royalties."
** 2006Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations - Ned Sherrin - OUP Oxford - Published 2008 - Page 361 - Retrieved 13 April 2021
===2020s===
*"I wonder what has happened to our sense of honour and our sense of responsibility - particularly in Britain. It's above all a British question. We signed the joint declaration with China. It's a treaty at the UN. It's supposed to commit us to standing up for Hong Kong's rights until 2047. And you don't get much sense of the British government actually standing over those promises and obligations and I think that's a great pity."
**On the erosion of the rights of the people of Hong Kong, 25 January 2017Chris Patten: UK risks 'selling its honour' on Hong Kong - Danny Vincent - 25 February 2017 - BBC News - Retrieved 22 March 2022
==Links==
*Chris Patten on Wikiquote
==References==
Category:Chris Patten
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Category:Quotes of Hong Kong Governors