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TWO-WAY TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION SEEN CERTAIN TO DEVELOP,

POSSIBLY DRAMATICALLY. IN HIS BANQUET SPEECH TONIGHT PREMIER ZHAO

SEEMED TO MAKE A SPECIAL POINT OF WANTING TO EXPAND ECONOMIC AND

TECHNOLOGICAL LINKS WITH WEST EUROPE, INCLUDING BRITAIN. WHILE CONCENTRATING ON OUR IMMEDIATE WORK, WE ALSO SET OUR EYES ON THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, HE SAID. INDEED, THE EXCHANGE OF FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA HAS ALREADY INCREASED RECENTLY.

FOR EXAMPLE THE GOVERNORS OF SICHUAN AND KWANGDONG TWO LARGE CHINESE PROVINCES, HAVE JUST VISITED BRITAIN WHERE THEY WERE RECEIVED ENTHUSIASTICALLY. (LPS)

1 T

COH LONDON

REFERENCE OUR RETRACT 101/19 DESKBY 191000

PLEASE NOTE THE MESSAGE SHOULD READ AS FOLLOWS

FOLLOWING ONPASSED AS RECEIVED''

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

HD/PUSD

DEP HD/PUSD

RESEARCH D (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG PS/MR LUCE PS/PUS

MR DEREK THOMAS

SIR W HARDING MR GOODALL MR WILSON

SIR J FREELAND

COPIES TO:-

BUCKINGHAM PALACE

PS/LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL

PS/HOME SECRETARY

PS/CHANCELLOR OF TH EXCHEQUER

PS/LORD PRIVY SEAL

PS/SECRETARY FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY

COPIES TO:- (VIA ADR)

MR ROBERTS NEWS D

MR FIFOOT LEGAL ADVISERS

MR BURROWS LEGAL ADVISERS

MR POWELL NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR INGHAM NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR MARTIN ASST STAFF CABINET OFFICE MR CARTLEDGE CABINET OFFICE

MR COLVIN CABINET OFFICE PS/S OF S FOR DEFENCE PS/ATTORNEY GENERAL

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING ST.

MR KELLY TREASURY

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