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Finally, the Secretary of State mentioned to Sir Y K Pao the possibility that he might want to visit China at some point in the not too distant future. He would be in touch with Sir Y K Pao before then - Sir Y K Pao will be in England for the summer and has a house near Wentworth.
28 June 1990
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LUNCH WITH SIR Y K PAO, 27 JUNE
1. The Secretary of State and Mrs Hurd have accepted an invitation to lunch with Sir Y K Pao on 27 June. I submit a
brief for this occasion.
When?
2. Sir Y K Pao will also be seeing the Prime Minister and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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LUNCH WITH SIR Y K PAO, 27 JUNE
POINTS TO MAKE
Sir Y K Pao's impressions of current situation in China? (He recently paid a visit to Peking for final meeting of Basic Law Drafting Committee and had dinner with Deng
Xiaoping.)
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Hong Kong's economic prospects?
Current state of corporate confidence in Hong Kong,
including impact of emigration? (Lane Crawford recently
moved to Bermuda; but we know of no plans to move the legal
domicile of any other parts of his business empire out of
Hong Kong.)
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How can Chinese be encouraged to take a more positive
attitude to PADS?
new airport?
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Does Sir Y K Pao plan to invest in the
Impressions of recent visit to Hong Kong by Zhu Rongji,
Mayor of Shanghai? Assessment of investment opportunities in Shanghai's new Pudong development zone.
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Second cable network (if raised). Matter must be one for
Hong Kong Government to decide.
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- Prospects for change in China. Should we relax, Madrid Measures and increase ow contacts or will this take the pressure off?
-Docs Fang's clease signal impending human rightorelaxation?
How should we handle the Chinese
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