GRS 310
UNCLASSIFIED
FM SHANGHAI
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 97
OF 2906OOZ AUGUST 85
INFO HONG KONG, PEKING.
196)
(106)
Min. Visits
YOUR TELNO 735:
VISIT BY MR LUCE
1.
TUR RECEIVED 27 AUGUST.
2. MR LUCE SHOULD NEED TO MAKE ONLY ONE SPEECH: AT THE BANQUET
GIVEN BY THE MAYOR OF SHANGHAI ON THE EVENING OF 23 SEPTEMBER.
I HOPE THAT HE MAY ALSO SAY A VERY FEW WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE BRITISH COMMUNITY AT THE PRE-LUNCH RECEPTION FOR THE BRITISH COMMUNITY ON THE SAME DAY, TO THE EFFECT THAT THEY ARE IN THE FOREFRONT OF BRITISH COMMERCIAL/EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS IN
SHANGHAI AND DOING A SPLENDID JOB IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
3.
HAPPY
POINTS FOR SPEECH AT BANQUET (ABOUT THREE MINUTES, IE SIX
WITH INTERPRETATION):
(A) CONGRATULATIONS TO JIANG ZEMIN ON RECENT APPOINTMENT AS
MAYOR. GLAD TO BE FIRST BRITISH MINISTER TO OFFER THEM.
TO BE IN SHANGHAI, ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST CITIES, (B) SHANGHAI NOT ONLY THE LARGEST CITY, AND LARGEST INDUSTRIAL BASE IN CHINA, ALSO AT THE FOREFRONT IN THE SCIENCE AND ARTS.
NOT SURPRISING THAT IT ALSO HAS PROBLEMS OF OVERCROWDING, AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE, OVERLOADED COMMUNICATIONS. BRITAIN HAS FACED THESE PROBLEMS IN SOME OF ITS OLDER CITIES AND IS WELL PLACED
TO HELP WITH PLANNING AND SUPPLY OF MODERN EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY,
(C) SPENT MUCH OF LAST YEAR WORKING ON THE JOINT DECLARATION
ON HONG KONG. HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME. PREFACE TO A NEW
PERIOD OF FRIENDLY AND FRUITFUL RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES.
OPENING OF CONSULATE, AT A TIME WHEN FOR REASONS OF ECONOMY
OTHER POSTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BEING CLOSED, PROOF OF BRITAIN'S
WISH TO STRENGTHEN LINKS AT THIS HISTORIC JUNCTURE. DELIGHTED
WITH REPORTS OF SUCCESSFUL VISIT IN MAY OF GOVERNOR OF HONG
KONG AND EXHIBITION OF HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
HONG KONG KEEN TO COOPERATE IN DEVELOPMENT OF SHANGHAI, (D)
HOPE THAT SHANGHAI GOVT AND ORGANISATIONS WILL MAKE BEST USE OF NEW CONSULATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND OF CULTURAL
AND SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGES.
IF WE CAN HAVE DRAFT OF SPEECH A FEW DAYS IN ADVANCE WE
CAN PREPARE TRANSLATION.
4.
MOUND
LIMITED
FED
HID
PS/MR LUCE
HKH 027/6
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
- 2 SEP 1985
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