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CONFIDENTIAL

SECTION 'A'

BRITISH TRADE COMMISSION, HONG KONG -

CHINA TRADE UNIT.

The case for a genuine China Trade Section within the

British Trade Commission was set out in my letter ADM 414/3 of

12 March to Unwin in Personnel Policy Department.

forward the following draft "job description" :-

I put

(a) the provision of information and advice on the Chinese

economy and trading techniques to visiting British

businessmen and missions;

(b)

the preparation of reports for Peking and London on

Hong Kong/China trading links;

(c)

the compilation of comprehensive commercial records on

Hong Kong firms involved in trading with China;

(d)

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reporting on economic developments in Guangdong

Province (this would need to be co-ordinated with the

appropriate departments of the Hong Kong Government);

(e) the construction of a duplicate (i.e. to Peking)

information bank within the Trade Commission on the

Chinese economy and their methods of doing business;

(f)

primary responsibility for the provision of commercial

services and reporting on the Canton Fairs.

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(g)