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CHINESE AUTHORITIES. WE WELCOMED THIS.
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MIYAMOTO WAS STRONGLY CRITICAL OF THE CHINESE ATTITUDE ON PADS. HE STRESSED THE BENEFITS THAT WOULD FLOW TO CHINA FROM THE NEW AIRPORT. CHINA WOULD LOSE OUT IF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT CAME TO BE REGARDED AS VUNERABLE OR WEAK, AS NO ONE WOULD BE WILLING TO INVEST IN HONG KONG.
7. MIYAMOTO ENVISAGED UNOFFICIAL CONTACTS, AS WELL AS OFFICIAL ONES. HE MENTIONED SPECIFICALLY:
(A) SABURO OKITA, FORMER JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER, AN ECONOMIST AND ADVISER TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. HE HAD BEEN A CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF FORMER CHINESE DEPUTY PREMIER GU MU.
(B) KOBAYASHI, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE INDUSTRIAL BANK. COMMENT
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MIYAMOTO'S FRANK COMMENTS ON CHINA/HONG KONG WERE ENCOURAGING. WE DETECTED CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL INTEREST AND COMMITMENT. HELPFULLY, HE UNDERSTANDS THAT HIGH PROFILE, PUBLIC ATTEMPTS AT INTERNATIONALISATION'' ARE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE. BUT PRIVATE APPROACHES ALONG THE LINES HE ENVISAGED COULD WELL HAVE A BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON THE CHINESE. PAUL WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO MIYAMOTO AND OTHERS WHEN HE VISITS TOKYO ON RETURN FROM JLG XIX NEXT WEEK.
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