Lord Patten joins Hong Kong Watch as a patron 彭定康加盟香港監察成為贊助人

We are honoured to announce that Lord Patten of Barnes has joined Hong Kong Watch as a patron.

Lord Patten of Barnes served as the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997 and Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. He was European Commissioner for External Relations from 2000-2004, made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since 2003.

Patten shared the following message: “I am privileged to be a patron of Hong Kong Watch. Not a huge organisation, but it is an organisation which is terribly important and has had a very big impact. It was set up because of worries, right around the world, about how the Chinese Communist regime in Beijing is trying to squeeze the life out of a great Asian city.“

He continued: ”Hong Kong Watch has ensured that the cause of freedom in Hong Kong has more and more adherents around the world. It does not just collect followers in Britain, but right around the world.”

Benedict Rogers, the Chair of Trustees at Hong Kong Watch said: "We are absolutely delighted that Lord Patten of Barnes has agreed to join Hong Kong Watch as a Patron. As the Last Governor of Hong Kong, he is much loved by Hongkongers and deeply respected around the world for his defence of Hong Kong's freedoms, the rule of law and autonomy, and his efforts to urge Britain and the international community to live up to the promises made to Hong Kong. With his extremely distinguished political career he brings a wealth of experience and wisdom. Having worked so closely together over the past three years it is a great privilege that he has accepted a formal role with Hong Kong Watch, and we look forward to continuing to work together for the people of Hong Kong."

Hong Kong Watch is an international organisation with a global presence. The UK patrons of Hong Kong Watch include the former UK Foreign Secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind; Labour Shadow Foreign Minister, Catherine West MP; Liberal Democrat Foreign Policy Spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP; Conservative Party Human Rights Commission Chair, Fiona Bruce MP; Crossbench peer, Lord Alton of Liverpool; and Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, lead prosecutor in the trial of Slobodan Milosevic.

International patrons of Hong Kong Watch include the former Canadian Secretary of State for Asia Pacific David Kilgour, Canadian Shadow Minister Garnett Genuis, and the former South Korean Ambassador for Human Rights Jung-hoon Lee.

彭定康加盟香港監察成為贊助人

香港監察是一國際組織，足跡遍布全球。早在2017年12月，於組織成立時，已與彭定康緊密合作。

末代港督彭定康是第28任香港總督，任期由1992至1997年。上任前兩年，即1990至1992年，他出任英國保守黨主席。卸任後，他於2000至2004年出任歐盟外交事務專員，2003年起任牛津大學校監，並在2005年獲封終身貴族。

彭定康加盟香港監察成為贊助人，並表示：「香港監察贊助人這身份使我倍感榮幸。這組織雖小，影響力卻舉足輕重。此組織緣起於國際社會對香港的關注，以及中國共產政權對這亞洲金融城市的欺壓。

他接着說：「香港監察致力確保全球會有越來越多人去維護追求自由的香港人。這工作不限於英國，而是全球。」

香港監察信託人主席羅傑斯說過：「我們為彭定康勳爵加盟香港監察而感到雀躍。身為末代港督，他廣受香港人愛戴。他捍衞香港自治、自由及法治，以及推動英國及國際社會實踐對香港之承諾，種種義舉使他受普世敬重。他的政治生涯光芒萬丈，有豐富的經驗及深遠的智慧。過去三年我們緊密合作，今日正式成為香港監察一員，我們期待彼此繼續為香港人奮鬥。

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