Hong Kong Activists Surround Last British Governor, Reactions

by Peter Barefoot on Saturday, March 22, 2014467comments

The Last Governor of Hong Kong Governor Surrounded by Crowd Holding Colonial Flags During Visit to Hong Kong

2014 March 20, China Hong Kong, Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong and current Chancellor of Oxford University attended an event co-hosted by Oxford University and the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. While entering the venue, Patten and a dozen or so Hong Kong citizens were surrounded by “Hong Kong People First” members.

These people were holding British national flags and the colonial flag of Hong Kong, as well as playing the British national anthem on their mobile phones, expressing their desire that Hong Kong return to under Britain’s rule.

Patten only shook hands with them, did not respond to their questions, and left under the escort of security guards and the police. When asked by a reporter whether someone who opposes [the Chinese] central government could be elected Chief Executive, Patten expressed refusal to play the role of a football/soccer commentator, commenting on all the affairs of Hong Kong, stressing that his views onBasic Law, “One Country, Two Systems“, Hong Kong Self-Rule, and Liberal Democracy hadn’t changed, and will never change.