East and West; The Last Governor of Hong Kong on Power, Freedom and the Future by Patten, Chris - 1998

Macmillan, London, 1998. reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, caveat emptor and index.Chris Patten was the last English governor of the Island of Hong Kong. At midnight on the 30th of June 1997 the colony was officially handed over to the mainland Chinese government, thus ending over 150 years of British rule. In this book he gives an insider's look at how he governed, why he made the decisions he did and how he implemented controversial (from both the Chinese and from the British point of view) reforms and a measure of democracy into the island colony.  a clean copy with no damage to describe. Colour illustrates softcover binding has no damage and the book is free of annotation. First softcover edition. Size: Trade Paperback. [10], 340, [2] pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Hong Kong; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0333747887. ISBN/EAN: 9780333747889. Inventory No: 0258475. . 9780333747889