布政司署
CONFIDENTIAL
coprent to Mr. Donald
23
GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT
LOWER ALBERT ROAD
HONG KONG
9 December 1981
香港下亞畢道
本署檔號 OUR REF.: CR1/1161/79 II
來函檔號 Your Ref.:
860 26/1/82
P J Williamson Esq
HKGD,
F C O.
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Shenzhen
As part of the continuing process of Shenzhen- watching, I have recently prepared two papers - "Shenzhen: Progress Report" and "Hong Kong-Shenzhen: Traffic Links" which I enclose for your reference.
Attached
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The picture of Shenzhen's development remains far from clear. That there is a high-level interest in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has been broadcast often enough, but it is extremely difficult to arrive at a consistent or reliable estimate of foreign investment in Shenzhen. This difficulty is reflected in the Progress Report (paragraphs 13-15).
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At the risk of confusing the picture still further, I note that Guangdong's Governor Liu Tianfu has recently offered his own statistics on foreign investment in the SEZ. According to the local Wen Wei Pao on 4 December, Liu told delegates to the NPC that the Shenzhen authorities had now concluded 914 contracts for cooperative ventures. More than 600 of these, involving some HK$1,200 million foreign capital, were already in operation. If current negotiations over additional contracts prove successful, as much as HK$5,200 million will have been invested.
Yous
Ever
Peter
(P I Webb)
Assistant Political Adviser
cc A R Paul Esq, FED, FCO
P Balmer Esq, D173c, MOD
P Thomson Esq, BTC, HK R F Wye Esq, RD, FES R N Peirce Esq, Peking
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