Chapter 694 Hong Kong Island Governor Patten

Director Chen looked at Lin Yu with a complicated expression, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

This kid is a character! His calm demeanor as if he is as calm as a mountain, he is definitely not pretended.

There are not only one or two young masters I have met. Many people are older than Lin Yu and have a high family background, but very few are as outstanding as Lin Yu.

Zheng Yuanguang couldn't help laughing, and was used to seeing Lin Yu's elegance and calmness. Seeing him look old-fashioned, he was really unable to adapt.

"I must never take the advice." Director Chen also touched the corner of his mouth, looked at Lin Yu and smiled, and said, "Xiao Yu, I'm here to ask for help this time."

"Seeking for help?" Lin Yu's brows frowned again.

Lin Yu was a little confused. When was he related to the united front work?

Director Chen smiled awkwardly, his eyes swept over Zheng Yuanguang's face intentionally or unintentionally, with a hint of suggestion.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Yuanguang just smiled faintly and ignored his hints. Since he introduced them, he closed his lips and stopped talking.

Seeing that Zheng Yuanguang ignored his hints and asked him a few words, Director Chen suppressed his anger, but he also knew that although Zheng Yuanguang was lower than him, he was a close person next to the old man. The so-called "senior minister" could never afford to offend him. Maybe one day a word would make his life's hard work waste.

"Yes, ask for help!" Director Chen laughed dryly and continued, his words very polite: "That's right. According to the central work arrangement, the department specially invited some Hong Kong celebrities to visit the capital this time. The chief also attached great importance to this work. Not only did he personally meet these representatives, but he also instructed our department to invite Xiaoyu, you to participate. So I'm here to disturb you, Xiaoyu, you can do it conveniently, if you have any presumptions, Xiaoyu, can understand more.

Director Chen is worthy of having been engaged in united front work all year round. Although he is very depressed, he has been in politics for many years. Although he will inevitably encounter various incidents and troubles in united front work, it is the first time since he became the main leader. However, his words still make perfect sense, and both reason and cannot find any wrong.

Over the years, Lin Yu has seen many officials and officials, including some arrogant people, and some elegant people. It is rare for officials as friendly and peaceful as Director Chen and who are cautious in their actions. No wonder he was able to become the director of the Third Bureau of the United Front Work Department.

Of course, Lin Yu also knew that the reason why Director Chen treated him so kindly and politely was not only a bit of taboos about his identity, perhaps the role of it was probably the old man's instructions. With the order, let alone inviting someone, even if it was a cat or a dog, Director Chen and the others had to pinch their noses to do it.

Lin Yu did not reply to Director Chen immediately. He pondered for a while and asked slowly: "What are all those people?"

As Hong Kong Island's return approaches, a situation of stability and unity is particularly important. However, Britain is obviously unwilling to accept its failure. As soon as Patten took office, he brought a political reform plan that was enough to cause shock. This not only completely wiped out the direct train arrangement between China and the UK, but also caused serious difficulties in the smooth transition of Hong Kong Island.

Lin Yu still knows a little about Patten. Hong Kong Island was under his governance on the eve of his return in his previous life. However, Patten only served as the governor of the Hong Kong people after 1992, but in this life, Patten served as the governor of the Hong Kong people in early 1991.

In 1966, Patten joined the Conservative Research Department and joined the Cabinet Office in 1970. From 1972 to 1974, he became the personal assistant and political secretary of Lord Carrington and William Whitelaw (two of them served as the chairman of the Conservative Party). In 1974, he was appointed as the director of the Conservative Research Department at the age of 30 for the first time. Many of the campaign declarations for the 1979 general election were written by him.

In May 1979, Patten was elected as a member of the House of Commons in Bath. After the 1983 election, he was appointed as the private secretary of the parliament of the Minister of Northern Ireland, and was renamed Minister of Education and Science in September 1985. In September 1986, Patten was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Minister of Heng Development. In July 1989, Patten was promoted to the cabinet for the first time and served as Minister of Environment. During his tenure, he was responsible for the implementation of the widely criticized head tax. His book "Cousins ​​and Strangers: New Century America, Britain and Europe" published in 2006 pointed out that the implementation of the head tax was Mrs. Thatcher's mistake.

In November 1990, John Major replaced Mrs. Thatcher as prime minister. John Major had a good relationship with Patten, so after he took office, he immediately appointed Patten as the president of the Duke of Lancaster and chairman of the Conservative Party. Under Patten's planning, the Conservative Party was able to unexpectedly win the 1992 general election, but ironically, he was defeated by Liberal Democratic candidate Don Foster and lost the seat of the House of Commons in the Bath constituency, thus withdrawing from the House of Commons. According to John Major's autobiography, if Patten could have a short seat, he would have the opportunity to serve as the Prime Minister of Finance or Foreign Minister.

Patten was a conservative and did not agree with Mrs. Thatcherism. He wrote to Mrs. Thatcher in 1979, pointing out that there was something wrong with her monetary claim, Patten was also one of the three cabinet officials who urged Mrs. Thatcher to resign in 1990.

Under the arrangement of Ma Zhuoan, Patten officially served as the 28th Hong Kong Governor on July 9, 1992 until the last day when the United Kingdom exercised sovereignty over Hong Kong Island on June 30, 1997. Unlike previous Hong Kong Governors, Patten was the only Hong Kong Governor who believed in Catholicism, and there were few Hong Kong Governors who were not from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but from the Parliament. Patten did not accept any titles before taking office, and did not wear traditional colonial official uniforms when he took office. Because his body was slightly fat and his Chinese translation was very Chinese, the media nicknamed him "Fat Peng".

Although there was a wave of immigration during Patten's tenure and there were signs of traditional British capital withdrawal, the Hong Kong economy still flourished, with the real estate market and stock market the most significant. On December 10, 1993, the Hang Seng Index broke through 1 point for the first time and closed at 10 points. On April 1 of the same year, Patten established the Hong Kong Island Financial Administration to ensure the stability of the banking system. In addition, Hong Kong Island became the eighth largest trading region in the world during Patten's tenure.
Chapter completed!