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Hosted by the Chair Professor of Department of Politics and Public Administration John Burns and attended by the Vice Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui and Acting Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences Dr. Geoffrey Blowers, this seminar will be a major academic event of Lord Patten's 4-day visit to Hong Kong. The seminar is co-organised with University Bookstore and Swindon Book Company Limited. Admission is by registration only and tickets will be issued upon confirmation.
Members of the press are cordially invited to attend with the details as below:
Date: November 10, 2005 (Thursday)
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, HKU
Time: 3:00pm Introduction by Dr. Geoffrey Blowers, Acting Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU
3:05pm Souvenir presentation by Prof. Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice Chancellor, HKU
3:10pm Seminar by Lord Patten
3:40pm Q&A Session – Moderator: Prof. John Burns, Chair Professor, Department of Politics & Public Administration, HKU
4:00pm Book signing session by Lord Patten
4:15pm End of the programme
Notes to the Press:
1. The event will be broadcast live on Cable TV.
2. Press areas will be designated on site.
3. Strong demand for book signing will be expected, we apologize that arrangement will not be made to press members.
Lord Patten was the Chancellor of HKU from 1992 to 1997. He is Chancellor of Newcastle and Oxford universities and now spends much of his time campaigning for increased funding for higher education. Lord Patten is one of Britain's most respected political figures. He was appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1990 and was made Governor of Hong Kong in 1992, a position he held until 1997 when he oversaw the return of Hong Kong to China. In September 1999 he was appointed European Commissioner for External Relations, and on leaving office in Brussels in 2004 was made a life peer.
For details of the event please visit ：http://www.hku.hk/socsc/meetingchrispatten.
For media enquiries please contact Ms. Cherry Cheung, Senior Press Officer, the University of Hong Kong on 2859 2606.
Meeting Lord Patten at HKU
09 Nov 2005
Faculty of Social Sciences of The University of Hong Kong is proud to present 'Meeting Chris Patten' on November 10, 2005 at Loke Yew Hall, HKU. Lord Patten will share with our friends, alumni, students and teachers of his views on the rise of Asia.
Hosted by the Chair Professor of Department of Politics and Public Administration John Burns and attended by the Vice Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui and Acting Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences Dr. Geoffrey Blowers, this seminar will be a major academic event of Lord Patten's 4-day visit to Hong Kong. The seminar is co-organised with University Bookstore and Swindon Book Company Limited. Admission is by registration only and tickets will be issued upon confirmation.
Members of the press are cordially invited to attend with the details as below:
Date: November 10, 2005 (Thursday)
Venue: Loke Yew Hall, HKU
Time: 3:00pm Introduction by Dr. Geoffrey Blowers, Acting Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU
3:05pm Souvenir presentation by Prof. Lap-Chee Tsui, Vice Chancellor, HKU
3:10pm Seminar by Lord Patten
3:40pm Q&A Session – Moderator: Prof. John Burns, Chair Professor, Department of Politics & Public Administration, HKU
4:00pm Book signing session by Lord Patten
4:15pm End of the programme
Notes to the Press:
1. The event will be broadcast live on Cable TV.
2. Press areas will be designated on site.
3. Strong demand for book signing will be expected, we apologize that arrangement will not be made to press members.
Lord Patten was the Chancellor of HKU from 1992 to 1997. He is Chancellor of Newcastle and Oxford universities and now spends much of his time campaigning for increased funding for higher education. Lord Patten is one of Britain's most respected political figures. He was appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1990 and was made Governor of Hong Kong in 1992, a position he held until 1997 when he oversaw the return of Hong Kong to China. In September 1999 he was appointed European Commissioner for External Relations, and on leaving office in Brussels in 2004 was made a life peer.
For details of the event please visit ：http://www.hku.hk/socsc/meetingchrispatten.
For media enquiries please contact Ms. Cherry Cheung, Senior Press Officer, the University of Hong Kong on 2859 2606.
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