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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE AND IS UNCONTACTABLE. BUT I DISCUSSED WITH HIS IN DETAIL HIS IDEAS FOR A COAL DEAL LINKED WITH BRITIS
MACHINERY AND INVITED HIM AND STONES TO A LUNCH FOR SUN SUO- CHANG AND LIANG SHANG-YUAN (THE MAN IN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS)
STONES
HAS HOV RETURNED TO HONG KONG AND WILL DE CONTACTING DEREK MARCH VERY SOON IF HE HAS NOT ALREADY DONE. SO. THE K.E.S.3.0. TEAM OF EXPERTS WERE SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN FEKING ON 29 HAY. THEY HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED US BUT WE ARE SEEKING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THEM WHILE THEY ARE HERE.
2R SIP LAWRENCE MADE HIS POSITION VERY CLEAR BOTH TO US AND THE CHINESE
(1) HE IS NOT A TRADER AND HIS ONLY BUSINESS OBJECTIVE IS TO BUY COAL:
(11) HE SEES A COAL MACHINERY DEAL WITH CHINA AS AN EXCELLENT COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR BRITAIN AMD IS PREPARED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY HE CAN TO BRING THE RIGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER.
(11) THE KEYNOTE IS FLEXIBILITY AND SIR LAWRENCE STRESSED THAT THE COAL COULD BE EXCHANGED FOR MINING EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL GENERATION EQUIPMENT, FORT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OR INDEED ANYTHING ELSE THE CHINESE WANTED.
(IV) HE FLOATED THE IDEA OF COOPERATION OVER ELECTRIFICATION
OF THE SHUMCHUN-CANTON RAILWAY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIFIED ELECTRICAL GRID BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CANTON WITH ELECTRICITY SUPPLIED BY THE NEW POWER STATION.
3. HE EXPLAINED PRIVATELY TO ME THAT APART FROM HIS INTEREST IM BUYING COAL HE SEES AN ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE IN UK-HONG KONG CHINESE COOPERATION AS A MEANS OF ASSISTING THE STABILITY AND CONTINUITY OF HONG KONG. HE ESTIMATES THAT THE VALUE OF PURCHASES OF COAL FROM CHINA WILL REACH £100 MILLION PER ANNUM AT TODAY'S PRICES.
DURING DISCUSSIONS WITH SIR LAWRENCE, SUN SUO-CHANG SAID CATEGORICALLY THAT CHINA COULD SUPPLY COAL FOR THE POWER STATION. HE REFERRED TO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR THE SUPPLY OF COAL FOR MINING EQUIPMENT PUT FORWARD BY HM AMBASSADOR LAST YEAR AND SAID THAT AFTER CAREFUL STUDY THE CHITHESE FOUND THE IDEA CONSTRUCTIVE AND POSITIVE. HE EXPLAINED THAT CHINA HAD NO EXPERIENCE OF COMPENSATION DEALS OUT WAS PREPARED TO LIST TO ANY PROPOSALS. HE STRESSED THROUGHOUT TKKT HE HAS WAITING FOR SPECIFIC OPOSALS Imon OUR SIDE. AT NO TIME DURING THE DISCUSSION OR PURIKO IS LUNCH DIO SUN SAY AWYTHING TO DUGNFST THAT THE PRESENT
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