LORD C. CERTAINLY WE WOULDNT WISH TO MAKE THINGS MORE
DIFFICULT FOR CHINESE PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG. I KNOW THAT THE AMBASSADOR AND THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG, WILL DO WHAT THEY
TO HELP.
BILATERAL TRADE
Q1 MANY BRITISH INVESTORS IN CHINA OVER THE PAST MONTHS, YEARS HAVE BEEN DISCOURAGED BY THE RETRENCHMENT PROCESS. DO YOU HAVE ANY PARTICULAR ADVICE OR THOUGHTS YOU MIGHT LIKE TO GIVE THEM?
A1 I AM QUITE SURE THAT BRITISH INVESTORS AND BRITISH INDUSTRY HAVE GOT A GREAT PART TO PLAY IN THE FUTURE OF CHINA. BOTH THE VICE CHAIRMAN AND THE PREMIER SAID TO ME THAT THEY THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS A TEMPORARY PHASE IN THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY, AND BOTH OF THEM SAID THAT THIS OF COURSE DOES NOT MEAN THERE WILL BE NO M REIGN TRADE, BUT THERE WOULD BE AN ADJUSTMENT OF PRIORITIES. SO I THINK THAT BRITISH BUSINESSMEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE WHICH THEY WOULD BE UNWISE TO MISS. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE CHANGED PRIORITIES AND THE PERIOD OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.
HONG KONG
Q: DID YOU ACCEPT THE CHINESE ASSURANCES ON HONG KONG AS BEING FULLY ADEQUATE, OR DID YOU EXPRESS THE THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MORE TANGIBLE WOULD BE EXPECTED.
Ar 1 WAS VERY REASSURED BY WHAT VICE CHAIRMAN DENG HAD TO SAY. I THINK THAT THE INVESTORS SHOULD BE REASSURED AND I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG SHOULD BE REASSURED. IF IN THE FUTURE ANYTHING MORE IS NECESSARY I HAVE NO DOUBT OUR TWO GOVERNMENTS WILL BE IN TOUCH.
CRADOCK
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