LORD CAITHNESS' BRAINSTORMING DINNER: 13 MARCH
Michael Simmons
Sir Adrian Swire
ICI's Group Manager for the Asia/ Pacific region. ICI have major
commercial interests in China and
Taiwan (less so in Hong Kong).
Council member of Sino-British
Trade Council.
Interests: how to maintain trade
opportunities after 1997.
Chairman of Swires and Director
Cathay Pacific (12% owned by CITIC) Swires use comprador system to
maintain relations with China.
Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong
Association (but has disassociated
{
himself from Henry Keswick's
criticism of the Governor).
Interests: Air Services (including
Sir Robert Davidson
REXACI/1
propspects of progress at JLG
XVIII). Believes that Hong Kong's importance to the UK as hub of
British commercial interests
throughout the Asia/Pacific region
has been overlooked in this
country.
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive
of GEC/ALSTHOM. Involved in major power generation projects in China
(Daya Bay) and Hong Kong (Castle
Peak). Close links with China
Light and Power (Lord Kadoorie)