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TRUST, WHICH IS CONCERNED WITH PROMOTING BUSINESS AND CULTURAL LINKS BETWEEN BRITAIN AND HONG KONG AND HAS ALREADY SHOWN AN INTEREST IN SETTING UP A BUSINESS SCHOOL IN HONG KONG. ALTERNATIVELY, WE COULD APPROACH OF ONE THE BIG HONGS TO SEE WHETHER THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ASSOCIATING THEMSELVES WITH THIS PROJECT. THE FACT THAT A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION (ALBEIT RELATIVELY SMALL) WOULD PROBABLY BE FORTHCOMING FROM HMG AND THAT THE BRITISH COUNCIL WOULD BE READY TO MAKE ITS ACADEMIC KNOW-HOW AND CONTACTS AVAILABLE MIGHT PROVE TO BE A CONSIDERABLE ATTRACTION.
5. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS ON THE BEST WAY OF TAKING THIS FORWARD. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL, JOHN HANSON, IS ALREADY AWARE OF MINISTERS' VIEWS. GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ENSURE THAT JULIAN DAVEY IS ALSO FULLY IN THE PICTURE.
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