On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks with Lord Chris Patten about his book, the Hong Kong Diaries.

Participant's Bio:

Lord Christopher Patten is a British politician and was the last Governor of Hong Kong before its handover in 1997. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3965499.stm

Host biography

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read and Watch:

The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/724467/the-hong-kong-diaries-by-chris-patten/9780241560495

The Last Governor: Chris Patten and the Handover of Hong Kong by Jonathan Dimbleby – https://www.amazon.ca/Last-Governor-Chris-Patten-Handover/dp/1526701839

East and West by Chris Patten – https://www.amazon.ca/East-West-Chris-Patten/dp/0330373080

The World of Yesterday by Stefan Zweig – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-world-of-yesterday/9780803226616-item.html?s_campaign=goo-DSA_Books&gclid=Cj0KCQiA4OybBhCzARIsAIcfn9mShcFld260Mj2C4hvEMn8FFRbzNCJaPxcZ7OOFh8LlgotqKKAQb1caAvoBEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

University Education by David Willett – https://global.oup.com/academic/product/a-university-education-9780198767268?cc=ca&lang=en&

A Thousand Small Sanities by Adam Gopnik – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/a-thousand-small-sanities-the/9781541699342-item.html

Recording Date: 3 Nov 2022.

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