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Record of sofs's talk with Chinese Fereiau Minister on
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Huang Hua added that a satisfactory solution had BeenRY
found to the Zimbabwe problem. But the stability of Imbabwe
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AN was dependent on greater economic aid! Tanzania was suffering
serious economic difficulties since independence.
It was
necessary to work out a way to break through the stagnation
so as to promote a dialogue. Not all developing countries
favoured the extreme position proposed by followers of the
Soviet Union in the North/South Dialogue. Lord Carrington
then stressed the interdependence of nations. He added that
to achieve a satisfactory agreement it is essential that
neither side is unreasonable. The under-developed countries
should not expect too much and the industrial countries should
make more of an effort to settle the problem. Lord Carrington
said that Britain had given Zimbabwe £160 million and that
the donor conference last week had turned out well.
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Lord Carrington said that he had spent two to three days
in Hong Kong. He had seen the statement given to the Reuters
correspondent by Vice-Foreign Minister Song Zhiguang.
was very grateful to him for it. Everyone in Hong Kong, certainly the British Government, appreciated this statement, and that by Vice-Chairman Deng Xiaoping. Lord Carrington
added that there were one or two indications from Hong Kong
resulting from his visit which he would like to pass on. A
problem existed which was not of China's making. It existed
in spite of China's position. The difficulty was partly due
to the fact that Britain was a legalistic country and enshrined in
British law was the date 1997. The very fact that that date
existed and that the people of Hong Kong and investors there
were brought up to understand it had an effect on confidence in Hong Kong about the future. Lord Carrington said that to both China and Britain, and certainly for Hong Kong, the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong was of the utmost importance.
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