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Tables of Contents for The Last Governor
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
ix
4
Foreword
xiii
8
Introduction
xxi
1 `A Terrible Feeling of Falling' The New Governor Arrives in Hong Kong
1
18
2 `Reckless and Unscrupulous Adventures' Britain Acquires a Colony
19
26
3 `We Had No Option' Deciding Hong Kong's Fate
45
19
4 `No One is Safe' Alarm Bells Across the Border
64
22
5 `No More Games' The Governor Assesses his Options
86
27
6 `A Democratic Time Bomb' Patten Draws Up a Blueprint
113
24
7 `You Deserve Better' An Agenda for Hong Kong
137
30
8 `Restraint in Difficult Circumstances' Britain and China at Odds
167
19
9 `The Criminal of All Time' Beijing Campaigns Against the Governor
186
26
10 `Pebbles in a Black Hole' Talks About Talks
212
22
11 `The Mad Governor Factor' Negotiating in Earnest but in Vain
234
19
12 `Without Fear or Favour' Defending Free Speech
253
26
13 `A Bracing and Bruising Experience' Charges and Counter-Charges
279
25
14 `Inside I'm Crowing Like Mad' LegCo Votes on Patten's Reforms
304
22
15 `A Matter of Decency' A Row Over the Court of Final Appeal
326
23
16 `A Good Moment' The First Fully Elected LegCo
349
23
17 `Not Remotely Acrimonious' Tackling the Home Secretary
372
30
18 `Thank You For the Visas, Prime Minister' John Major Brings Good News
402
28
19 `The Headbanger in Hong Kong' China Maintains the Pressure
430
24
20 `We Are Not Simply Limp Victims' The Governor's Authority Begins to Crumble
454
19
21 `We All Know the End of the Plot' Wrangling About the Handover
473
16
22 `Hong Kong Can't Be Lobotomised' Patten Runs Out of Time
489
22
Epilogue
511
26
Sources and Further Reading
537
2
Index
539