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COOPERATION IN SPACE TO A LITTLE LOWER
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JOINT WORK BY CHINESE,
PAKISTANI AND BRITISH SCIENTISTS IN THE PIONEERING 1980
INTERNATIONAL KARAKORAM PROJECT TO SURVEY THE ROOF OF WORLD.
FURTHER DOWN THE SLOPES COMES THE REINTRODUCTION TO CHINA OF THE
RARE PERE DAVID'S DEER. AND OUR COLLABORATION GOES DEEP DOWN TO
OIL DEPOSITS FORMED BEFORE THE DAWN OF HUMAN HISTORY (PLUS MORE
EXAMPLES WHEN FINAL GUEST LIST IS KNOWN).
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SUCH INVESTMENT IN COOPERATIVE PROJECTS WILL ENSURE THAT IN
THE 21ST CENTURY OUR RELATIONSHIP IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM TIMES
GONE BY. I AM THEREFORE PARTICULARLY PLEASED THAT THIS AFTERNOON
VICE-PREMIER LI PENG SIGNED WITH SIR Y K PAO AND GEOFFREY HOWE A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ESTABLISHING A MAJOR NEW SCHEME TO
BRING MANY MORE CHINESE STUDENTS TO BRITAIN. THIS SCHEME AROSE
FROM THE IMAGINATION AND GENEROSITY OF SIR Y K. WE THANK HIM.
AS A SCIENCE GRADUATE I AM GLAD THAT MANY OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS
WILL BE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WHERE WE FACE COMMON
CHALLENGES. THE SCHEME IS ALSO INNOVATIVE: IT IS THE FIRST TIME
WE HAVE POOLED EFFORTS WITH ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE
SECTOR IN THIS WAY. IMAGINATION BRINGS PRACTICAL RESULTS.
5. THE MOST STRIKING EXAMPLE OF CREATIVE POLICY IS, OF COURSE,
OUR AGREEMENT ON HONG KONG. THE CONTINUED STABILITY AND
PROSPERITY OF HONG KONG IS A VITAL COMMITMENT FOR BOTH OUR
GOVERNMENTS. IN WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT THE JOINT
DECLARATION, BOTH SIDES CONTINUE TO DISPLAY POLITICAL
IMAGINATION. WE ARE DELIGHTED IT IS GOING SMOOTHLY, AND
CONFIDENT THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE SHOULD REMAIN IN CLOSE CONTACT UP TO AND BEYOND 1997, IN THE
JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND ELSEWHERE. THAT IS ALSO WHAT THE PEOPLE
OF HONG KONG WANT AND EXPECT.
6. OUR CONTACTS EXEMPLIFY COMMITMENT, IMAGINATION AND
DETERMINATION. WE NEED AND APPLY THESE QUALITIES IN OUR OWN
DOMESTIC POLICIES. WE HAVE BOTH RECOGNISED THAT THE WORLD IS IN
A NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. WE MUST HARNESS THE FORCES OF
CHANGE, NOT BE BUFFETED BY THEM. COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS ARE
TRANSFORMING OUR LIVES: COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT,
MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN, WORK AND LEISURE. ENTERPRISES FACE
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