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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1988

IX PEKING SIR, DID PASS ON THE BRITISH

CHRIS POMERY THE TIMES:: WHEN YOU WERE YOU DISCUSS TRADE WITH THE CHINESE AND DID YOU GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL VIEW OF THE BASIC LAW DENIT AS ** TANDA AT MOMENT, AS WELL AS PASSING ON THE RECOED OF THE HOUSE CF LORDS ON HONG KONG'S VIEWS?

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THE DEBATE

VERY GENERALLY LORD GLENASTHUR: WELL. I DID TALK ABOUT TRADE

ZBINA TS CONCERNED. SO FAR AS TRADE BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM

PLACES YES, BUT NOT IN ANY GREAT DETAIL VISITED VARIOUS

TRADE WAS NOT A CO-PRODUCTION FACILITY WITH BRITAIN. BUT PURPOSE OF MY VISIT.

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TRADING

CHRIS POMERY: DO YOU HAVE CHINA AND BE THERE SIGNS THAT IT WILL IMPROVE7

LORD GLENARTHUR: TRADING RELATIONSHIP"

INCLUDING THE MAIN

PELATIONSHIP

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30TH ADD GIS 30

FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1988

CHRIS POMERY: AND ARE THERE SIGNS THAT IT WILL IMPROVE?

HAS BEEN INDUSTRY

THAT WILL 83

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LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, I HOPE IT WILL IMPROVE, CHINA VISITED BY LORD YOUNG, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, IF NOT MORE, AND I HOPE THAT IMPROVED, YES. I THINK THERE IS SCOPE THERE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM DEVELOP ITS TRACE RELATIONS WITH CHINA. AND I THINK ADVANTAGE OF HONG KONG AS WELL, BECAUSE THE FACT IS THAT GENERATES A FEELING OF GREAT CONFIDENCE, SO FAR AND I TELL YOU I VISITED CHINA FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT ENCOURAGING EXPERIENCE. SO FAR AS THE BASIC LAK IS CONCERNED, I

50 THINK I HAVE REALLY GOT ANYTHING TO ADD TO WHAT I SAID IN STATEMENT. THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE CLEARLY POINTS THAT WERE RAISED IN THAT DEBATE. THEY ARE CONCERNS ON CERTAIN ASPECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN RAISED BY PEOPLE KONG AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY WILL GIVE THAT THEY ARE DUE.

TIME: 21:27:36

THE THINK IT AS I AM CONCERNED,

KAS A VERY DON'T MY OPENING TAXEN MN DOARD THS

AWARS WELL

OF THE IN HONO THEM ALL THE CONSIDERATION

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