(Mr Checketts) I would hesitate to compare the
Japanese market with South East Asin. I would ask you to be
a SEATAG ambassador and in your constituency raise this question.
You will then get a better idea of why they do not go to
South East Asia compared with another market. That would
help us.
Mr McNally
197. Before we leave this question, namely the benefit
of trained people in this country, in your answer at that time
to Mr Hill you said that you believed that overseas students
were beneficial to trade and if necessary you could prove it.
Whether you want to prove it in an answer now or whether in a
paper, I will leave it to you. We would welcome some agreed
examples of trade and training being linked because we believe
that this is a matter that the Government should look at again.
(Mr Checketts) We will each give you an example if
we may,
rather than write further papers. It will not be
South East Asia for me but it makes the point. In Caracas
I visited the Hydro Electric Authority there. I went into the
chief engineers office. He spoke good English which was a
point worth noting to start with. I thought that must be
an early training in Britain. He said to me "Where were you
trained?". I said "At BTH in Rugby", and he replied "So was I".
If that proves the point, we had a most agreeable talk. He knew
what I was talking about. He saw the same stuff made in
Rugby that I had seen.
(Mr Young) For many years in the bank we have had a
policy of taking people from overseas. Some years ago I
was asked if I could find a training spot for a young Indonesian
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