EN CLAIR
FM BIS HONG KONG
UNCLASSIFIED
RECEIVED IN
No.51
3
- 9 JUN 1972
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TO ROUTINE FCO TELNO BIS 18 OF 7 JUNE 72
ROYLE THREE.
ASKED IF HE WOULD BE REPORTING TO
PARLIAMENT ON HIS TALKS IN PEKING ROYLE SAID QUOTE EYE SHALL
BE ANSWERING TWO QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON UNQUOTE PARA ASKED IF HE DISCUSSED CONTAINER SHIPPING
AND POSSIBILITY OF USING
HONGKONG TO SUPPLYING CHINA WITH CONTAINER SHIPS ROYLE SAID
HE DID NOT REPEAT NOT DISCUSS THAT BUT THERE WAS QUOTE GREAT
INTEREST IN CHINA REGARDING PROSPECTS OF MORE VISITS BY
BRITISH SHIPPING STOP WE SPENT AYE DAY IN SHANGHAI WHICH
WAS EXTREMELY INTERESTING SEMICOLON MY PARTY AND EYE TRAVELLED ON
AYE BOAT UP THE
WHAMPOA AS FAR AS THE JUNCTION WITH THE YANGTZE WHICH WAS MOST
INTERESTING COMMA EYE THINK THE FIRST TIME ANY EUROPEAN
MINISTER HAVE HAD THAT PRIVILEGE AND HONOUR UNQUOTE
PARA REPLYING TO QUESTION ROYLE SAID HE LOOKING
FORWARD VERY MUCH TO FORTHCOMING BRITISH INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION IN
PEKING NEXT MARCH AND HE HOPEFUL THAT
AYE BRITISH MINISTER FROM DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
QUOTE MAY BE ABLE TO BE IN PEKING TO OPEN IT STOP THIS IS GOING
TO BE AYE BIG OCCASION NEXT YEAR AND AYE GREAT SHOP WINDOW
FOR BRITISH TRADE UNQUOTE STOP ASKED WHAT
SORT OF FUTURE DID HE SEE FOR HONGKONG
FOLLOWING HIS TALKS IN PEKING ROYLE SAID QUOTE EYEVE ALWAYS
HAD THE UTMOST FAITH IN THE FUTURE OF HONGKONG STOP THAT FAITH IS STILL THERE STOP EYE THINK HONGKONG HAS AYE GREAT FUTURE STOP IT IS AYE THRIVING COMMUNITY AND AYE COMMUNITY
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