COURTESY CALL BY THE NEW CHINESE AMBASSADOR,
MR JI CHAOZHU, ON THE PRIME MINISTER: 9 SEPTEMBER
POINTS TO MAKE
1. Welcome you to UK. Pleased to meet a fellow chemist.
2. State Visit (October 86) a great success. Grateful
also for recent hospitality to Princess Margaret.
3. Must build on this and on close collaboration
established over Hong Kong.
Declaration proceeding well.
[Representative government
Implementation of Joint
Both sides fully committed. if raised: proceeding
prudently and cautiously in our review of government
system in Hong Kong. No preconceived views on outcome; look forward to continuing exchanges with Chinese]
4.
Hope for closer consultations in future as fellow permanent members of the Security Council.
Council
5. Good two-way flow of visitors and trade (UK exports
£536 m; Chinese exports £327 m). Hope both will continue
to increase.
SB4AAR