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RECORD OF CONVERSATION AT THE LUNEKEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51 AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE ON 10 APRIL 1980 2 4 APR 1980

Mr Wang Kuang, First Director,

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Mr Li Jusheng, Second Director,

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Mr Li Ruohe, NCNA

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Sir Y K Kan

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Mr Y P Cheng, Interpreter

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Immigration

The Governor said that, when they met in March, one of the subjects he had discussed with Mr Huang Hua had been the question of immigration. He had then suggested that permits for those from China who came to Hong Kong to visit relatives should be restricted to 2-3 weeks instead of the present period of six months or a year. Mr Huang Hua had agreed and said that he would follow this up in Canton. Mr Huang Hua was now due to transit Hong Kong on Saturday. He wondered if it would be a good idea to write him a brief letter on the subject. Mr Wang, after some hesitation, said that it would be possible to follow up the discussion with a letter. The Governor undertook to do so.

Economic Co-operation

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The Governor said that his main reason for arranging the lunch was to carry forward the discussion about economic co-operation between Hong Kong and Guangdong. When Mr Huang was in Hong Kong they had spoken about joint projects. Huang had noted that existing ones were all on a small scale and urged the desirability of investment in more substantial projects. He had mentioned to Mr Huang that he would be asking Sir Y K Kan to take an interest in economic co-operation between Hong Kong and China in his new position as Chairman of the Trade Development Council He would now like to carry this idea further. It might be a good idea for Sir YK Kan to take a small group to Canton in late May or the beginning of June. The idea of such a visit would be to discuss with the Guangdong authorities what plans they had for economic development and in what ways Hong Kong business interests might help. At present there was a lack of information about opportunities for co- operation in Guangdong. The TDC had offices all over the world. Many people said they had heard of opportunities for investment

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