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2 and expertise is particularly strong in many of the areas
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development plans. I am thinking in particular of energy,
transportation, communications and agriculture. British
firms have the experience and initiative to make a large
contribution to Chinese modernisation. The British
8 General Electric Comapny is bidding, for example, to
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10 station in Guangdong province. Under our bilateral
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in offshore oil, efficient combustion of coal, the manufacture 14 of steel, coal mining and roads. While in Britain, your
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Minister of Coal will be discussing cooperation in the
16 modernisation of a major coal mine, at Kailuan.
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welcome increasing numbers of Chinese graduates for
research and training in our universities.
Earlier today, Foreign Minister, we had useful 20 discussions on a number of important bilateral and
international topics, and I look forward to continuing
these with other Chinese leaders in the next two days.
During our talks much of our time has been and will be
devoted to the very important issue of Hong Kong.
I am
heartened by the progress that our negotiations have made
on this subject since the initiation of discussions,
during the Prime Minister's visit to Peking in 1982. I
doubt that we shall make further progress in
our meetings during my visit. The excellent relations
which exist between Britain and China, and our joint
objective of maintaining Hong Kong's stability and
prosperity, encourage me in this view.
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Our discussions of international issues this
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