Governor Patten has woven politics into the lives of the people of Hong Kong. The first thing he did was to appoint a committee headed by Sir Michael Fay and Sir John Kerr as his advisers. Patten has modified his position and replaced functional groups with statutory bodies and a four group electoral committee and scaled back his demand for an electorate of 2.7 million to one million. Britain and China reopened negotiations under public pressure. What should be China's attitude now? His approach is Western; the Chinese see the superiority of an all-powerful government. He has emphasized cooperation on administrative and environmental matters. China wants Hong Kong compliance with its orders. Patten said that when Hong Kong made decisions, things went well, but if consultation with China was necessary, nothing worked.
Governor Patten has woven politics into the lives of the people of Hong Kong. The first thing he did was to appoint a committee headed by Sir Michael Fay and Sir John Kerr as his advisers. Patten has modified his position and replaced functional groups with statutory bodies and a four group electoral committee and scaled back his demand for an electorate of 2.7 million to one million. Britain and China reopened negotiations under public pressure. His approach is Western; the Chinese see the superiority of an all-powerful government. He has emphasized cooperation on administrative and environmental matters. China wants Hong Kong compliance with its orders. Patten said that when Hong Kong made decisions, things went well, but if consultation with China was necessary, nothing worked.