TNAG-1622-FCO40-2236-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-China-1987 — Page 30

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I enclose points for the Prime Minister to make

during the farewell call by the Chinese Ambassador at

1430 hours on 19 June, as requested in your letter of

16 June. The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary would be

grateful if the Prime Minister would raise the Iranian

Silkworm point with the Chinese Ambassador as a further

reminder of the seriousness with which HMG views the

suspected supply of Silkworm missiles to Iran by China.

I enclose a personality note on Hu Dingyi.

Hu Dingyi is planning to retire but may be appointed to a

foreign policy advisory role. He has spent more than ten

years in the UK in the course of his three postings to

London. This final posting (1985-87), as the speaking

notes indicate, has coincided with a rapid growth in

bilateral contacts, following the 1984 Joint Declaration

bn Hong Kong. Hu and his wife (who has sponsored UK/-

China town-twinning arrangements) have been active and

successful in building up contacts, and in promoting an

attractive picture of China's current developments.

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