EN CLAIR
I'M BIS HONG KONG
UNCLASSIFIED
TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO BIS 19 OF 7 JUNE 72
ROYLE FOUR
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY No.51
15 JUN 1972
NKK 3/548/
ASKED IF HONGKONG WOULD BENEFIT
FROM INCREASING TRADE BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA ROYLE SAID QUOTE
FULLOF
WELL HONGKONG IS FULLOF VERY HARD WORKING, AND
VERY SKILLFUL BUSINESSKEN AND EYE SHALL BE VERY SURPRISED. IF
HONGKONG DOESNT TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF ANY POSSIBLE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIGHT OPEN UP UNQUOTE
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PARA REPLY ING TO ANOTHER
LOOKING
QUESTION ROYLE SAID QUOTE EYE THINK CHINA IS NOW LOOKING
OUTWARDS AND EYE WOULD HOPE THAT THIS NEW ATTITUDE
WILL REFLECT IN HER RELATIONS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL
AS GREAT BRITAIN UNQUOTE PARA IN REPLY · QUESTION ROYLE SAID "EYE WENT INTO CHINA AS AYE MINISTER STOP EYE WENT INTO CHINA
AS MINISTER RESPONSIBLE IN FOREIGN OFFICE FOR ASIAN AFFAIRS
UNDER SIR ALEC DOUGLAS HOME FOLLOWING
IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS WHICH WAS UNDERLINED BY AGREEMENT
TO RAISE LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION BOTH IN LONDON AND PEKING
TO LEVEL OF AMBASSADOR STOP
AND EYE AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING
1
AMBASSADOR SUNG WHO HAS NOW BEEN APPOINTED CHINESE AMBASSADOR
IN LONDON AND WILL BE ARRIVING IN LONDON IN FIRST
TWO WEEKS IN JULY UNIQUOTE PARA ASKED IF IT WAS EXPECTED
THAT VISITS TO CHINA BY BRITISH SCIENTISTS ARTISTS
SPORESMEN AND SO
ON ROYLE SAID QUOTE EYE HOPE SO WE HAD VERY GOOD EXCHANGES ON
BOTH CULTURAL FIELD AND SPORTS FIELD ON AYE WIDE RANGE OF
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