DSR 11C
Prime Minister will have little positive to say beyond
recongising the importance the Chinese attach to attractive
financial packages. On mixed credits, the strong feeling
in DTI remains that the best chance of establishing China's
eligibility in principle for ATP funds lies in identifying
a promising specific case. They also consider that it would
be tactically unwise to hold out the possibility of mixed
credits at the present stage of the Guangdong Nuclear
Project. However, in the longer term, there is now some
hope of a small programme of pure capital aid, although this
is unlikely to have been secured in time for the visit.
5.
Zhou Nan earlier asked (your telno 2858) what
specific questions the Prime Minister might raise
Prime
Kong.
on Hong
If he reverts to this you should say that the
Prime Minister will wish to describe our commitment to the
implementation of the agreement, but we do not expect that
she will have points of detail to raise.
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