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
Chris Patten quotes about
human issues north optimist rights
I'm not a starry-eyed optimist about human rights or other issues in North Korea,
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We must dig deep in our pockets to make sure Pakistan isn't destabilized by the humanitarian crisis that may be about to engulf the country,
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We are profoundly disappointed that Zimbabwe's parliament has passed this law, which represents a fundamental attack on media freedom,
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Anyone who supposed that when Margaret Thatcher left Number Ten she was going to take a Trappist vow did not know that formidable politician.
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We're not trying to recreate Yugoslavia
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What we are still not told is why it is necessary to restrict Hong Kong's civil liberties,