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A NEW PHASE IN OUR RELATIONS MARKED BY SIGNATURE JUST OVER A YEAR AGO IN THIS CITY/BUILDING OF JOINT DECLARATION ON QUESTION OF HONG KONG. FOLLOWING ENTRY INTO FORCE, SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP AND SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION HAVE BOTH MADE GOOD START. WORK CARRIED OUT IN ATMOSPHERE OF GOODWILL, FRIENDSHIP. AS IT SHOULD BE. BOTH SIDES COMMITTED TO SCRUPULOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT DECLARATION AND TO PROSPERITY AND STABILITY
HONG KONG,
CONFIDENT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED CLOSE COOPERATION IN FULFILLING THESE COMMITMENTS.
WORK ON HONG KONG, WILL REMAIN FOR FORESEEABLE FUTURE THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM ON MUTUAL AGENDA. BUT RELATIONS IN OTHER AREAS
IN HAVE DEVELOPED UNPRECEDENTED VARIETY, DEPTH AND MOMENTUM. ECONOMIC FIELD, BRITAIN WELL PLACED ACROSS WIDE RANGE OF TECHNOLOGIES, SERVICES AND EXPERTISE TO MAKE MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO CHINA'S IMPRESSIVE PLANS FOR MODERNIZATION. DETERMINED TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO FACILITATE. CHANGE OF POLICY DESIGNED TO REFLECT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF CHINESE DEVELOPMENT, ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR THAT EXPORTS TO CHINA WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR SOFT LOAN FINANCING.
GOVERNMENT
IN IMPORTANT
LORD YOUNG, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EMPLOYMENT, RECENTLY COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL VISIT WITH A TEAM OF SENIOR INDUSTRIALISTS REPRESENTING VITAL SECTORS OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS. SECOND SUCH VISIT WITHIN A YEAR. END OF 1985, PRODUCTIVE VISITS IN QUICK SUCCESSION BY SECRETARIES OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND TRANSPORT. THEY WERE APPROPRIATE VISITORS TO A COUNTRY OF SUCH
THE HISTORICAL PREEMINENCE IN BOTH FIELDS: WHERE, FOR EXAMPLE,
A WHEELBARROW WAS INVENTED AND IN COMMON USE IN THIRD CENTURY AD, THOUSAND YEARS BEFORE IT REACHED EUROPE. AS A GARDENER I HAVE A SPECIAL REASON TO BE GRATEFUL TO THIS EARLY AND ENDURING EXAMPLE OF CHINESE INVENTIVENESS.
GLAD THAT VALUE OF TRADE BETWEEN US GROWING STEADILY. NEIGHBOURHOOD OF POUNDS STERLING 700M IN 1985, AN INCREASE OF AROUND 20 PERCENT OVER PREVIOUS YEAR, WHEN IT HAD ALREADY GROWN 75 PERCENT OVER THE LEVEL OF
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