Lord Patten to give evidence on Hong Kong
4 November 2014
On Tuesday 4 November, the Foreign Affairs Committee will hold an evidence session on the UK’s relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration. This is the first evidence session since the inquiry was announced in July, and will focus on recent political and constitutional developments in Hong Kong as well as the broader context of UK-Hong Kong relations.
- Parliament TV: The UK relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration
- Inquiry: The UK relations with Hong Kong: 30 years after the Joint Declaration
- Foreign Affairs Committee
The Committee’s three witnesses are Lord Patten of Barnes, the last British Governor of Hong Kong; the Director of Nottingham University’s China Policy Institute; and an academic expert on public opinion and youth movements in Hong Kong.
Location
The Committee will meet on Tuesday 4 November in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House.
Witnesses
At 2.30 pm
- Lord Patten of Barnes, former British Governor of Hong Kong (1992–97)
At 3.30 pm
- Professor Niv Horesh, Professor of the Modern History of China and Director of the China Policy Institute at the University of Nottingham
- Dr Malte Kaeding, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Surrey