The Right Honourable Chris Patten
Welcome Chris Patten
We are very pleased to have the Right Honourable Chris Patten, a member of the European Commission, External Affairs associated with ENCOMPASS.
“Life entails risk. We can never hope to eradicate all threats to our Security. But we can attempt to make the world a safer and a happier place. In Bali, let us honour the memory of those whose lives were lost to terrorism last year by taking practical steps to that end. Together, Asia and Europe can make a difference. ”
CHRIS PATTEN, Singapore’s Straits Times
The weekend before the 1997 handover, Dan spent an evening with Chris Patten the last governor of Hong Kong and his daughters (Dan made sure we heard all about that!) sailing onboard the yacht LIBERTY in Hong Kong. So with that bit of history and his views matching the aims of ENCOMPASS, we felt Chris Patten was a good choice for the role of Patron.
“…what a marvelous initiative this is and I’m honoured you want me to be associated with it…”
Chris Patten
Posted Saturday May 1, 2004
