TNAG-0936-FCO40-1155-Visit-of-Norman-Fowler--Minister-of-Transport--to-Hong-Kong--1980 — Page 8

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DOELBA34 FOR MOUND INFO BTC CMM FED AND HKGD FROM PAULA GRIFFITHS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT-S VISIT TO PEKING

(1) WE ARE GENERALLY HAPPY WITH PROGRAMME PD AGREE HOT WORTH PUSHING FOR TALKS WITH IEC/SCCC

2) DISAPPOINTED NOT MORE MEAT IN CANTON PROGRAMME PD SEEN FROM HERS THERE COULD BE MERIT IN EITHER A SUBSTANTIAL RAILWAYS-RELATED VISIT AND/OR A CALL ON AN APPROPRIATELY SENIOR AND INFLUENTIAL OFFICIAL IN QUANGDONG PROVINCE INVOLVED WITH ECONOMIC INCLUDING TRANSPORT PLANNING PD THIS COULD BE WITH OR INCLUDE YANG QUIHUA PD DIRECTOR OF GUANGZHOV RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION PD THIS COULD TAKE THE PLACE OF THE AFTERNOON-S SIGHTSEEING PD SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS CMM GRATEFUL

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(3) USEFUL TO KNOW IF FENGKI YARD IS THE ONE DOVTY WILL SEE PO ANY CHANCE OF MEETING THEM THERE QUES

(4) NOTE IN PEKING WE ARE ONLY OFFERED DEPOT AND NOT LOCO WORKS THIS FOLLOWS GEC EXPERIENCE AS WE UNDERSTAND PD 19 THERE ANY POINT IN EG FEB 7 ROLLING STOCK PRESSING FOR A NEW CONSTRUCTION FACTORY WORKS QUES

(5) PRS FOWLER WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE HER PROGRAMME TO UNCLUDE VIS TO A PRIMARY SCHOOL CMM HOSPITAL AND COMMUNG CUM ALTHOUGH SOME TIME FOR SHOPPING WOULD RE APPRECIATED BY HER AND REST OF PARTY (6) TICKET - OK STATUS

(7) GRATEFUL FOR CLARIFICATION OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN TALKS CN TUES & APR PD WE ASSUME GLO WILL BE PRESENT FOR AT LEAST A

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