11.
In
encouraging
Overseas
investment we
are
for
certainly not seeking a free lunch, but we tend to feel
more comfortable with people who are clearly with us
the long term. The British connection is valued, and there
is
по doubt that many British institutions and their
executives feel at ease in Hong Kong because so many of the
firms and institutional arrangements will be familiar to
them. On the other side of the coin, many large Hong Kong
institutions in the territory, traditionally, have
preferred to place their orders with United Kingdom
suppliers, all other things being equal.
12.
with
We sometimes hear complaints that we treat United
Kingdom compa
companies less than fairly. This is simply not
true. We operate on open and fair terms, and we make deals
those who come to us with the best offers.
Nevertheless, we ace conscious of the criticism. But
should add that when
when we have attempted to uncover specific
instances which might support the allegations, we have not
been successful in finding any.
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