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CALL BY GOVERNOR OF SHANXI.
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THE GOVERNOR OF SHANXI PROVINCE, WANG SENHAO, CALLED ON ME ON 6 JULY. WANG IS THE SIXTH CHINESE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR TO HAVE VISITED HONG KONG SO FAR THIS YEAR.
2. WE HAD A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION. WANG IS HERE FOR AN EXHIBITION OF SHANXI EXPORTS AND A SYMPOSIUM ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT BETWEEN HIS PROVINCE AND HONG KONG. HE SAID THAT OF THE 166 FOREIGN AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES IN SHANXI, 119 OR 72 PER CENT WERE FROM HONG KONG. SHANXI NOW HAD AIR SERVICES WITH ALL MAJOR CHINESE CITIES, INCLUDING SHENZHEN, AND HOPED TO ESTABLISH DIRECT FLIGHTS WITH HONG KONG SOON. WANG CONFIRMED THAT TAIYUAN HAD BECOME AN OPEN CITY WITH THE SAME INVESTMENT CONDITIONS AS THE OPEN COASTAL CITIES. HE SAID HE WAS DISCUSSING THE ORGANISATION OF A HONG KONG TRADE MISSION TO SHANXI NEXT YEAR WITH THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. AMONG THE STATISTICS HE MENTIONED WERE THAT SHANXI NOW PRODUCES 290 MILLION TONS OF COAL A YEAR AND THAT ELECTRICITY, OF WHICH THE PROVINCE HAS A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY, COSTS BETWEEN ONE-THIRD AND ONE-QUARTER WHAT IT COST IN GUANGDONG.
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