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)
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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.
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