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IN
SIR, DID
PEKING, CHRIS POMERY (THE TIMES: WHEN YOU WERE
PASS ON THE BRITISH YOU DISCUSS TRADE WITH THE CHINESE AND DID YOU
THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL VIEW OF THE BASIC LAW DRAFT AS IT STANDS AT
DEBATE MOMENT, AS WELL AS PASSING ON THE RECORD OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS ON HONG KONG'S VIEWS?
VERY GENERALLY LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, I DID TALK ABOUT TRADE
AND CHINA IS CONCERNED SO FAR AS TRADE BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM
PLACES YES, BUT NOT IN ANY GREAT DETAIL. I VISITED VARIOUS
TRADE A CO-PRODUCTION FACILITY WITH BRITAIN. BUT PURPOSE OF MY VISIT.
A GOOD
GOOD TRADING CHINA AND ARE THERE SIGNS THAT IT WILL IMPROVE?
CHRIS POMERY: DO YOU HAVE
LORD GLENARTHUR: TRADING RELATIONSHIP?
INCLUDING
WAS NOT
THE
MAIN
RELATIONSHIP
WITH
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CHRIS POMERY: AND ARE THERE SIGNS THAT IT WILL IMPROVE?
HAS BEEN INDUSTRY,
BE
TO
THE IT
LORD GLENARTHUR: WELL, I HOPE IT WILL IMPROVE, CHINA VISITED BY LORD YOUNG, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRADE AND
IF NOT MORE, AND I HOPE THAT THAT WILL ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, IF NOT MORE, AND I HOPE THAT
IS TO THAT IMPROVED, YES. I THINK THERE IS SCOPE THERE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM DEVELOP ITS TRADE RELATIONS WITH CHINA. AND I THINK
I THINK ADVANTAGE OF HONG KONG AS WELL, BECAUSE THE FACT IS THAT
AS I AM CONCERNED, GENERATES A FEELING OF GREAT CONFIDENCE, SO FAR
DON'T AND I TELL YOU I VISITED CHINA FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS A VERY ENCOURAGING EXPERIENCE. SO FAR AS THE BASIC LAW IS CONCERNED, I THINK I HAVE REALLY GOT ANYTHING TO ADD TO WHAT I SAID IN MY OPENING TAKEN ON BOARD THE STATEMENT. THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE CLEARLY
WELL AWARE OF THE IN HONG POINTS THAT WERE RAISED IN THAT DEBATE. THEY ARE CONCERNS ON CERTAIN ASPECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN RAISED BY PEOPLE
THE CONSIDERATION KONG AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY WILL GIVE THEM ALL THAT THEY ARE DUE.
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