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THE PRIME MINISTER

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10 DOWNING STREET

LONDON SWIA 2AA

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Ps/Mr Walden EAD ODA

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6 November 1986

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Dear

Sii Yue-Kony.

Thank you for your letter of 8 October, inviting me to

nominate a member of the Government to attend the

inauguration of Ningbo University.

I am pleased to say that Mr. George Walden, the

Parliamentary Under Secretary in the Department of Education

and Science with special responsibilities for universities

(who is, incidentally, a Chinese speaker) has agreed to

represent the Government on this occasion.

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I also understand that Mr. Walden would like to make a

brief speech in Chinese at the inauguration in order to mark

the strengthening of Sino-British cooperation in the field of

education. He would be happy to meet Vice-Premier Wan Li,

and to call on the State Education Commission in Peking, if

his programme allows. He also hopes to visit Hong Kong and

Hong Kong University on his way back.

May I take this opportunity to wish Ningbo University

every success, and to hope that it will play an important

role in strengthening relations between Britain and the People's Republic of China. Wa

Sir Y.K. Pao, C.B.E., J.P.

Warn

You

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