{"id":106760,"date":"2016-12-01T10:34:16","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T02:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.symedialab.org.hk\/talk\/?p=106760"},"modified":"2016-12-01T10:34:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T02:34:16","slug":"patten-back-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.symedialab.com\/talk\/patten-back-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Patten back to the future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Chris Yeung<\/p>\n

Believe it or not. Last governor Lord Patten, known for his eloquence in speaking and intelligence in thinking, admitted he was tongue-tight as he addressed students at the University of Hong Kong on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

He said he felt more ease speaking at Lok Yew Hall without a gown he had to do so when he was Chancellor of the university. But he made no secret his unease and bewilderment about what he should say to a young-looking crowd, many of whom were too young to witness the \u201chappiest years\u201d in his life (1992-1997) when he was the master of the Government House.<\/p>\n

Full article:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.vohk.hk\/2016\/12\/01\/patten-back-to-the-future\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  By Chris Yeung Believe it or not. Last governor Lord Patten, known for his eloquence in speaking and intelligence in thinking, admitted he was tongue-tight as he addressed students at the University of Hong Kong on Tuesday. 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