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PREMIER YU QIULI, MR NOTT AND A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF
BUSINESSMEN PUT FOWARD THEIR PROPOSALS ON WAYS IN WHICH THE
UK COULD ASSIST CHINA'S MODERNISATION PLANS. IN REPLY YU
IN PARTICULAR LAID EMPHASIS ON THE PRIORITIES CURRENTLY
BEING ACCORDED TO AGRICULTURE AND LIGHT INDUSTRY AND IMPLIED
THAT UK BUSINESS SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THESE AREA FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. SIR KEITH JOSEPH ALSO PARTICIPATED
BRIEFLY IN THE TALKS WITH YU.
7.
ON AIR SERVICES MR NOTT WAS UNABLE TO PIN YU DOWN TO
ACCEPTING THAT CAAC MUST USE GATWICK. YU ASKED THE
BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO RECONSIDER, BUT IT MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE TO SIGN THE ASA AT THE SECOND PLENARY
SESSION ON THURSDAY.
8.
HONG KONG (TOGETHER WITH OTHER BILATERAL ISSUES) IS TO
BE TAKEN AT THE SECOND PLENARY SESSION. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN
DISCUSSED WITH THE CHINESE, DESPITE A REPORT TO THAT EFFECT
IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH.
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9.
HUA AND HIS PARTY WERE GREATLY GRATIFIED BY THEIR
RECEPTION BY THE QUEEN' AT LUNCH TODAY. HUA VISITED
THE BP EXHIBITION THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE DINING WITH THE
PRIME MINISTER LATER. WE SHALL TELEGRAPH TOMORROW THE
TEXTS OF THE SPEECHES AS DELIVERED ON THAT OCCASION.
19. PARAS 4 AND 5 ARE STRICTLY FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION
UNTIL DRAFT RECORDS HAVE BEEN CLEARED.
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