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AID TO CHINA AND VIETNAM: THE HONG KONG DIMENSION

1. This note describes our aid programmes to China and Vietnam, and discusses the existing and potential Hong Kong dimension.

CHINA

2. Our bilateral aid programme to China consists of a technical

cooperation programme, running at some £7 million pa, and substantial assistance through the Aid and Trade Provision.

3. Our objectives are developmental, political and commercial. Developmentally, our aid programme is justified by China's poverty and ability to make effective use of aid to

of aid to promote economic development. Given China's part in global environmental problems, we are concerned to encourage the Chinese to take full

account of environmental considerations

considerations in pursuing economic goals.

4. Our political objectives are to encourage the Chinese

Government in the direction of reform and to take account of

British interests including Hong Kong, to improve China's

relations with the West and to influence China's attitude to

human rights. Our commercial objectives are to increase Chinese

awareness of what Britain has to offer in terms of hardware and

specialist skills and

and to

to assist British firms to establish

themselves in the China market.

TECHNICAL COOPERATION

5. Our to programme has four main component parts: training, English Language Teaching, consultancies and academic links.

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