What position does Britain want to have in China and in Asia? A Chinese writer , Zhong Yan , says that since Chris Patten has become governor of Hong Kong he has been working against China . For this he has been criticized and condemned by China , and people in Hong Kong and Britain . While he says that his responsibility toward the citizens of Hong Kong should be first , the writer says that Patten is more concerned about the colony than the people . He also chides Patten for saying that Hong Kong is the most important part of Sino - British relations . Zhong Yan believes that Patten has been trying to preserve the colonial culture in Hong Kong .
A Chinese writer , Zhong Yan , says that since Chris Patten has become governor of Hong Kong he has been working against China . For this he has been criticized and condemned by China , and people in Hong Kong and Britain . While he says that his responsibility toward the citizens of Hong Kong should be first , the writer says that Patten is more concerned about the colony than the people . He also chides Patten for saying that Hong Kong is the most important part of Sino - British relations . Zhong Yan believes that Patten has been trying to preserve the colonial culture in Hong Kong .