have six UK-based staff in Peking who are integrated with
the Embassy. Their main job is to stimulate and support
English language teaching in China, to run academic,
professional and student exchanges
including placing
Chinese and British government-funded post-graduates at
British universities - to publicise British education and
research facilities and to mount British cultural events in
China.
Shanghai
(III). A small Consulate-General opened in Shanghai (one
DS4, one DS7, one DS9) in 1985.
Its main function is
commercial. It does not issue visas. The British Council
have a UK-based member of staff assigned to the
Consulate-General.
Hong Kong
11. We also maintain a China Trade Unit in Hong Kong
consisting of three UK-based staff and one secretary.
Two DS5 officers spend 100% of their time on commercial work
in accordance with the Unit's terms or reference, which are
to identify commercial opportunities in Southern China, gather China trade information available in Hong Kong and to
advise British businessmen in or passing through Hong Kong
on doing business with China.
12. BBC External Services: Audibility of the BBC World and
Vernacular (Mandarin and Cantonese) service is poor in North
East China, including Peking, Shanghai and Nanking, but a major improvement is expected from October 1987 when the new
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