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LORD CAITHNESS' BRAINSTORMING DINNER: 13 MARCH
Michael Simmons
Sir Adrian Swire
Sir Robert Davidson
REXACI/1
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
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)