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Governor fully involved throughout, will
participate in talks as and when necessary.
Views of people of Hong Kong will be taken into
account. But talks must remain confidential.
Ma.
Negotiations through media only encourge
participants to take up inflexible positions.
d. Hong Kong now very important market for British
goods and services, e.g. Castle Peak Power Station
A and B, participation in MTR and KCR. HMG and
UK firms keen to compete for other large contracts.
Powerful commercial links between UK and Hong Kong
a measure of confidence in future.
e.
Don't believe all bad news about Britain.
Innovation
For many years a centre of technological inaction.
Major exporter of financial and consultancy sources.
Economy emerging from sticky patch. Inflation
falling
and interest rates fallowing. UK firms will be
leaner and more competitive in world markets.
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