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raise briefly claims cultural and scientific exchanges; and travel restrictions (Brief No 9(b)). The Chinese may refer to difficulties over privileges and immunities for the staff of their proposed visa office in Hong Kong, and could raise the question of an official Chinese representative.

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17.. The call on Deng Xiaoping will provide the most suitable opportunity to discuss the maintenance of stability and confidence in Hong Kong. The subject will need very careful handling; a detailed brief is provided (Brief No 8(a)). Lord Carrington might also seek to draw him out on the outlook for China's relations with the two superpowers and on the Chinese internal scene in the wake of the trials at the end

of last year. The Guangdong nuclear project could usefully be raised with Zhao Ziyang. The Secretary of State could also ask him about progress in the readjustment of China's economic policies, and the implications for trade with foreign countries and, if there is time, about Chinese relations with South East Asian countries in the light of

his recent visit to Burma and Thailand.

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