I do believe the handover thing is his biggest regret and disappointment in his life. It really is UK lost.

@Hoootaf

2 жыл бұрын

It really is the loss to the entire human civilisation

Theres a lot of British bashing going on here in the comments... The general argument seems to be that "well Britain ruled over Hong Kong so how hypocritical is that". What you are failing to forget are all the economic and social freedoms that were once a part of everyday British life (capitalism, freedom of press...etc), is now being questioned in Hong Kong. You cannot down talk the British when these values are being removed and ultimately oppressed by Beijing.

@PatheticTV

4 жыл бұрын

1. Capitalism is stil around in Hong Kong, that's whar's causing some of our problems. 2. Yes, freedom of press is declining. That's right, and very worrying,]

@cammysmith7562

3 жыл бұрын

@WeMuchAround I mean if you come to the comments of a Guardian video and expect people to not bash the British then I don’t knew what to say to you.

@ShubhamBhushanCC

3 жыл бұрын

Oh really? A colonial occupier was the vanguard of freedom

@JJaqn05

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShubhamBhushanCC yep

Hong Kong be secretly praying that in 2047 communist china will fall 😂

Sadly the British have left HK to the wolves, the UK won't come to help HK anymore, HK has to defend itself from now on.

@liauchungren848

6 жыл бұрын

Parikshit Bhujbal It's always funny to hear a CHARACTER like this goes by the name of ParikSHIT, an INDIAN ( or Pakistani ) disguised ( obviously ) as 'British' talking about BRITAIN to us. Lol

@Emilechen

5 жыл бұрын

don't worry, China has enough money to support Scotland and North Ireland's independence,

@ReasonableRadio

4 жыл бұрын

I hope that they are able to defend themselves, and even go on the offensive against the greedy fingers of the CCP

@b.z.648

4 жыл бұрын

what should GB do start a war Honkong is a part of China they can do nothing exept trying to support their independenc with the help of the UN

Chris Patten is a true Hong Konger

@truthnumb972

3 жыл бұрын

I think the Vikings were the true Britishers?

@BenBen-ns1pd

2 жыл бұрын

You need a dictionary for “colonialism”?

@mickatkin9728

2 жыл бұрын

@@BenBen-ns1pd you need a brain 🛎🔔

Now Hong Kong will be ruled by Hong Kong people... If only

A very emotional moment.

Audio is very quiet.

Sorry to all . Sorry to England .Let HK down . From Hong Kong People .

If the British really cared about HK, they would have brought about democracy long before the handover.

@rickyloser1

7 жыл бұрын

theHDLify that's a proposal of democracy plan is Hong Kong in late40's and it was banned by the Sir Alexander Grantham. So , should I said he should be the culprit of it?

@amphibiouscamel506

7 жыл бұрын

+Sze Ming Lo You're extremely naive if you think London would have approved of such a plan, either Sir Grantham kills such an idea in its infancy or he would be out of a job. Sir Grantham never had the power to fundamentally alter the political landscape of HK, such power lay in West Minster.

@theHDLify

7 жыл бұрын

Sze Ming Lo All I'm saying is that the British are hypocrites. They're whining about China's not giving HK democracy when they never allowed the people of Hong Kong to elect its leader during their colonial rule. The idea of democracy only occurred to them when HK was going to be handed over to the PRC.

@rickyloser1

7 жыл бұрын

Z Ma Can you please look at the historical evidence before curse? The Young's plan was rejected by Sir Alexander Grantham and the main stick holders in Hong Kong. If that plan was approved , what will happened in Hong Kong at the moment ?

@amphibiouscamel506

7 жыл бұрын

+Sze Ming Lo And what I'm telling you is you give the governor of Hong Kong too much credit with regards to what he can and cannot do. You need to understand how a government actually operates, if Hong Kong even were to try at direct elections, this would require an act of parliament, which is West Minster. The Brits had over 150 years to trial democracy in Hong Kong, and they never did. Yet they expect others to implement what they themselves did not do in just 20 years.

HK's journey to social reforms, capitalism, etc, took quite a while. It was first ruled under Victoria's rule (Victoria Park, Victoria Peak, etc.). And after Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI (The Queen's dad), during Elizabeth II rule, she inherited the Commonwealth that was part of the process during George V's rule, and tries actively learn about her British Commonwealth of Nations. Before her, every other monarch after Victoria didn't really reform their realm as a capitalist, free trade state. In fact, there wasn't really an idea of Commonwealth until after the second decade of the 20th century. So after making the Commonwealth a volunteer organization, many social structural improvements started to commence. Before then, in the late 19th century, HK had been basically a shipping and trading ports for smugglers and drug dealers. After making the Commonwealth of Nations and adding more former colonies there, and establishing humane rule, free healthcare, and free trade among Commonwealth members, Governor Murray started a series of social reforms such as housing projects (my mom grew up in the projects, just like everyone else), transportations, free press. And the last Governor, Chris Patten, try to do electoral reforms. It was hard to do this when China was breathing their neck every second and June 4th.....since the Sino-British Joint Declaration. This is why many still wanted to be part of British rule.

Hong Kong: Britain's colony by 1997, now China's colony since 1997.

@clausesanta5042

3 жыл бұрын

@Harald Harster Will Hong Kong citizens also agree?

Hong Kong was better under British rule

@invalidcrazy7034

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@jimmybrown4262

5 жыл бұрын

呵呵

@Emilechen

5 жыл бұрын

Shenzhen is much more better in high-tech and industry,

@GreatJO

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimmybrown4262 这种应该就是标准的奴才心态吧

Aww....such memories.😢

May I ask Mr. Pattern, in what way do you assure HK people would continue their future when passing through 2047 when British leave HK in 1997 and no way for a batch of people holding BNO passport only? This is reality, right? In 30/6/1997, that night is just like hell, darkness and helpless when seeing the British wave hands and saying goodbye to the Hong Kong, it was a history and forever..... so sad.

@BenBen-ns1pd

2 жыл бұрын

Once a servile dog always a servile dog

Whether democracy will be delivered isn't up to China. It's up to the people of Hong Kong themselves, and what they are willing to do for their freedom and the humanity of their children.

Dear, dear, by the way, living an environment where there are only leisure ports, where no trade vessels are allowed for safety reasons, so make it clear to the world for autonomous regions purposes obvious... Take care,

The level of hypocrisy is off the scale. I guess it is just "British being British".

@TheTablePaper

6 жыл бұрын

It's weird seeing how nationalism can affect people's judgement.

Britain should continue developing Hong Kong no matter who gets the sovereignty.

Chinese never keep their word . Tibet & Hong Kong - two glaring examples

@HakingMC

7 жыл бұрын

Neither do many other country. Say us or uk.

A wrong move of Britain, now the people of HK suffers

@jacielroblero13

5 жыл бұрын

Lance William Tsuji Im mean they can’t do much they signed a treaty of only the general could have revised the treaty better

@VFChannelArchive

4 жыл бұрын

British had no choice

@mindawareness

3 жыл бұрын

is not that the british army is weak.but rather the location of hk and china so close to each other make hk not easy to defend and ccp pla army can just roll and roll into hk and british army will lost and lost alot of soldiers and in the end.... hk will become a messy land with destoryed buildings and ruin economy.i think the gov of uk and the queen also do the calculation and is not a wise move to defend hk to the last man.

Makes us mainlander think, truly.

should have been a 200 year lease 😔

@aseemdewan5993

7 жыл бұрын

@MazariegoS, China may have conquered HK, but failed to conquer the heart of HK PEOPLE!

@crystalball020

6 жыл бұрын

Aseem Dewn lol "conquer"

@tombrigden7075

5 жыл бұрын

1000 year lease

yes

Free Hong Kong for all!!!

chris patten spitting fax

Chris Patten handing over Hong Kong then the Northern Irish police force

Problems with Hong Chinese in Surrey.

Did anyone notice that as Patton says "profound sense of citizenship" at 1:14, someone is trying to maneuver out of being double-parked into a spot?

I remember the episode: Chris Patton, then governor of Hongkong by Appointment, only discovered the virtues of , and stood up for, democracy when it was about time for him - and the Brits - to get the fuck out of HgKg, contract's up. Bye - bye CP, good riddance

The British left behind shit when they left. Don't forget the opium war.!

@108nighthawk

7 жыл бұрын

Grandpa 43 The British wanted to sell a product that the Chinese people wanted, but the Chinese government wasn't allowing trade. They deserved to get invaded and deserved to lose.

@grandpa4316

7 жыл бұрын

The British don't need to sell this product to you. They can give you free. Enjoy !

@HakingMC

7 жыл бұрын

Okay, tbh. Chinese (Qing) was self-sustained country. There was no need for trading.

The sun has finally set on the British Empire. Rip Hongkong must have been splendid back in its colonial days, now - for the most part - it’s a concrete wasteland. The hike up to Victoria peak was great 👍

@A_29886

3 жыл бұрын

"concrete wasteland" wow 🤦‍♂️

The UK should take hong kong back

@luclz-gs3fp

7 жыл бұрын

check your IQ before you post these low-road comment. idiot

@JB-gh1vk

7 жыл бұрын

Check yours before you take sarcasm seriously. Idiot.

@luclz-gs3fp

7 жыл бұрын

Not everybody likes to mince their words about without puttin' it straightforwards, goon.

@JB-gh1vk

7 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, are you using google translate? That sentence hardly makes any sense.

@jimmybrown4262

5 жыл бұрын

James Bourke 屎得慢慢吃

Can anyone tell me if Britain the colonizer ever offered HK democracy?

@matthewlam5908

7 жыл бұрын

JB 7 yes

@ag3127

7 жыл бұрын

wrong answer

@msec109

7 жыл бұрын

JB 7 but there is a difference being ruled by a democracy vs a commie dictatorship. Book publishers won't disappear in British Hong Kong

@avah284

7 жыл бұрын

Hong Kongers didnt even have to worry much under the British rule because it wasn't a communist dictatorship.

@ag3127

7 жыл бұрын

Lol China is neither a 'commie' or 'dictatorship'. Features like private ownership, entrepreneurship and 7% GDP growth don't exist in a communist country. They change party leaders every few years, nothing like what is going on in North Korea. We just need to stop hard selling our values to every country in this world, look what democracy has brought to Syria, and we put ourselves in Brexit and Trump mess

1997 میں برطانیہ نے ہانگ کانگ چائنہ کو واپس کر دیا تھا ۔۔۔کرس فرانسس پیٹن ہانگ کانگ میں برطانیہ کے آخری گورنر تھے۔۔۔

why is he a Y dude?

The british, were Vikings in suits that were well mannered!

Hong Kong is still British!

Hey, remind me again how much of the Hong Kong population voted for this guy to make him the boss? I mean, he won an election to be the ruler of Hong Kong, right? A real champion of _Democracy™_, amIright?

seeeeecond

The crux is a clash between modern civilised values and old authoritative views.

@luclz-gs3fp

7 жыл бұрын

nothin' excellent would be made under democracy. you goon

@freddyfreddy3177

7 жыл бұрын

Zhiqun Wen That's why China your motherland has become Nazirised, and the Chinapeople shared values closely to those Pre-war Japanese.

@luclz-gs3fp

7 жыл бұрын

Nazi?? hahahaha, Hongkongers are 100% halfwit. Don't forget it's the mainland that supports your utility, your every drip of water , every KWH of power, outpouring of funds come from the country you labeled as "Nazi". You are probably using the phone manufactured in the country you called "Nazi", I don't even think a "Nazi" state would be even that tender, that empathetic to HK. You are consumin' almost everythin' made in NAZI you branded. Does that mean you are a NAZI sympathizer as well?

@luclz-gs3fp

7 жыл бұрын

BTW, can you repeat all the words to PLA soldiers? hahahahahahahahaha, those idiot honger piss their pants in no time.

@freddyfreddy3177

7 жыл бұрын

Zhiqun Wen Supports? On day one we understand that there exists no free lunch in reality. Hongkongers PAY for those. Talking about water, it was dirty. Food? It comes with chemical and cancer-provoking elements. That suits Chinaman but not Hongers. So r ur systems and values.

HK people talk about the "good old times" because they do not know how to stand up for their own future. Objectively speaking, HK is by far the freest city in China. I feel sad when people keep spreading alarmist rumours about what somebody at the CCP Liaison Office "might have said" or "might do to us if we try too hard." Even President Xi is visibly annoyed at the prevalence of this attitude. Hope CE Lam can lead HK away from that backwards, self-destructive mindset. Let's face it, being a second-class colony is NOT fashionable anymore. HK has the status--it needs to be itself and stop looking to the past. Write yourself a new story, before Beijing tries to write it for you.

Dear, dear, can you by experience and by your position introduce to the world 'Thames' and other coastal guards cooperations, where maritime businesses are always sailing....like you're always talking that you're also running businesses under British UK systems and coastal cooperations to safed ports and also saying that "joint declarations" have been signed during the 80's. Of the one planet and several systems. Kind regards, take care

Read my letters to editor in Financial Times about Hong Kong.

glorious British Empire is starting to fall apart ,

@Lemonator140

6 жыл бұрын

asimolok it’s been renamed to British overseas territories

@ReasonableRadio

4 жыл бұрын

Starting? They're one of the first empires to ever voluntarily release their oversees colonies. They released Canada, Australia, India, and others. The only botched one was China, where they should have also left it an independent country.

@generalkenobi5173

4 жыл бұрын

@@ReasonableRadio nop that wasn't possible see the reason was because hong kong used to be part of china and china had always wanted hongkong back if they made hongkong an independent country there was a chance that hongkong would have been taken by force. It was better to give hongkong back peacefully and it was the only peaceful way of leaving hongkong.

@ReasonableRadio

4 жыл бұрын

@@generalkenobi5173 that's very unfortunate, but it makes sense

@michaelho4014

4 жыл бұрын

That already happened in 1956 though

I remember this guy. He calls Bruce Lee's relatives, Chin, to help Hong Kong wipe out 1.2 billion herds of fucking Red.

@viktro546

7 жыл бұрын

VladiSSius this guy knows his stuffs

I appreciate the industrial revolution, education, culture of Britain, but I just don't understand why British people are so proud of their history of colonization. The UK might be several countries in the next few years, I just don't know why they are so confident when their GDP ranking is falling from top1 in the nineteenth century to... sorry I forgot your ranking today.

@VM-wt5bl

7 жыл бұрын

because as much as it had shamed them today, no one does colonialism better than them.

@s._3560

7 жыл бұрын

Deyu Zhao Because it was the time when they managed to capture half the world and exploiting the colonies made them rich. They can't believe how slow others were to realise and react to their "Divide and Rule" strategy in the colonies they capture. To understand how they did it is vital to not letting it repeat again. Chris Patten is a colonialists who wishes the British Empire will return.

@108nighthawk

7 жыл бұрын

Deyu Zhao What is not to love about colonization? The goal of life is to create a strong and prosperous nation that can withstand the test of time and leave an impact on history. Growing in size and expanding territory is just a natural step in that process. Life is about the strong surpassing the weak and inferior, and as a part of a strong nation I see no problem with Imperialism.

@JD-xm4uf

7 жыл бұрын

"What is not to love about colonization?" No...Just No.

@dhuang81514

6 жыл бұрын

Good, then no yapping from you guys about HK as China takes full control and tells UK to shove its head up where the sun doesn't shine now that UK is weak on the verge of splitting into two :)

What's the intention of guardian to put out this video?🤔

Is there any possibility that the people of hong kong can damand hong kong rejoin England again?

@ReasonableRadio

4 жыл бұрын

They're trying to demand not to be part of China at least

@BenBen-ns1pd

2 жыл бұрын

They are free to go to UK and settle there. HK lands belong to China

Hong Kong belongs to the United Kingdom.

@hedgehog_fox

7 жыл бұрын

grrr6637 Of course. Dealers and junkies will always love each others. Now fuck off you dirty drug dealer.

@westwoods7675

7 жыл бұрын

And what does that make you?

@TheTablePaper

6 жыл бұрын

I really want to know how you rationalize that. Considering it was after all taken during a British war of aggression in the 19th century. On top of that it was taken as a lease rather than conquered land. How exactly did you come to your conclusion? Take it easy with your nationalism, it makes you think silly things.

patten is a FRUITCAKE 😝 LOL

Colonial subjects want the colonial master back! Please!

@Lemonator140

6 жыл бұрын

Jack Lin really?

@invalidcrazy7034

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, better then a communist dictatorship.

@wm7531

4 жыл бұрын

@Eric, The Fearsome Social Liberal I remember Singapore was merged with Malaysia many years ago, but Malaysia kicked it out. Things are totally different.

@ReasonableRadio

4 жыл бұрын

@@wm7531 d o u b t

BTW, 150 years no democracy...british royal govrnor....british?or HKnese? dont you feel shame? Christ oatten.

Most Hong Kong people want Chris Patten back...

@Nangong-Tianzhi

7 жыл бұрын

speak for only 12% ...... hows that "most" ???

@2000yurien

7 жыл бұрын

Well, we just have a new and worse slave owner called mainland China. We are never free from colonialism in the first place, the only thing that has changed is we now have a worse slave owner than the one before...

@2000yurien

7 жыл бұрын

If you don't understand the point, this article will give you an idea: hk.apple.nextmedia.com/enews/realtime/20170626/56866980

@Nangong-Tianzhi

7 жыл бұрын

also, Apple Next Media is full of shit

@2000yurien

7 жыл бұрын

Whoa.... So this is the way you think about Taiwanese, Hong Kong people and Japanese... I am speechless. Now I understand why the Taiwanese would like to stay away from China...

First

Wherever from where British left they always left timebombs, seeds for future conflicts as it was in africa and india, as by dividing a once one whole country one society into different parts either by religion, territory or political system when it was time to leave. Divide and rule, feed on wars. I wondered what was the catch of brits in leaving Hong Kong? And here of course I got an answer: "until 2047 it must have different political system" haha. resurgence of various kind of protesters activists, etc. so predictable. Brits are architects of all those instabilities and people' misfortunes, orientals ought to learn from those devious devils a trick or two, even though they are now under the shadow of USA

@WeMuckAround

6 жыл бұрын

It was the same with other imperialist countries. The French left Vietnam (then called French Into-China), and soon came one of the most violent wars since WW2.

你們是怎樣 "獲得香港的統治權" ??? 三個不平等條約怎樣來的? 現在英國窮了，我們也應該要去英國簽屬不平等條越，看你們是否能夠接受? 末日帝國還在幻想自己是強權? 洗洗去睡了吧

@yf4044

7 жыл бұрын

如今的某些西方国家和当年自以为天朝上国的清朝差不多

@Nangong-Tianzhi

7 жыл бұрын

沒錯，而且腦殘的認為自己還是一個 "強國" 他們根本就不知道為什麼中國人之前會好欺負，現在他們會後悔過去欺壓中國兩百年。

@LiveForPanda

7 жыл бұрын

香港很多所谓“本土自决派”的年轻人根本没有在港英时期生活过，很多人还没有香港回归的年龄大。 他们的鲁莽和冲动完全来自于对过去的无知和幻想。比如上面那位只用英文的小哥。这些人是没有能力分裂香港的，但是这些人的存在好比井里的青蛙，呱呱叫吵得很。

@tonytang5452

6 жыл бұрын

>現在英國窮了，我們也應該要去英國簽屬不平等條越，看你們是否能夠接受? 當然接受，我又不是中國人

Ha The brits lost everything!

@Lemonator140

6 жыл бұрын

Salil Bhatnagar america next

@carollyman4258

2 жыл бұрын

In your dreams mate !!

吃饱撑的。

A sadly consequence of Imperialism since late 19th Century.

@jonmapa9418

7 жыл бұрын

Hong Kong would be better under British rule

@tams805

7 жыл бұрын

Oh look, the Chinese shills have already arrived. Hong Kong had better living conditions under British rule than the rest of China. Now, in the broader picture of Imperialism, it still isn't great, but it's a damn sight better than what China could have offered it. Let's not also forget that China has been Imperial for most of its history.

@2000yurien

7 жыл бұрын

Are you joking? China has invaded a heck ton of places and glamorized it with phrases like "civilizing the babarians". The thing that makes western better than China is that at least the western admitted they did imperialism and colonialism in the past while the Chinese, even the elites, are in deep denial about it. If the Chinese call out the western for imperialism and colonialism, then the Chinese are nothing other than hypocrites.

@Nangong-Tianzhi

7 жыл бұрын

name one?

@2000yurien

7 жыл бұрын

The most recent in Qing Dynasty, the conquest done by Emperor Qian Long

God bless the day that the British Empire fell.

Arguably a Chinese territory.

@hongchunwong7057

7 жыл бұрын

So?

@project0624

7 жыл бұрын

陈俊霖 Yes it is Chinese Territory but they're really smart to knoe that Communism is a Lie my friend.