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Peking (12 - 14 October):

Government institutions

*FAC of National People's Congress (our host) (briefing by the post on the role of the Committee and its Chairman would be appreciated)

- If feasible, Standing Committee of National People's Congress (on the role of the NPC in interpretation of Basic Law)

- *Foreign ministry (Minister?)

- *Hong Kong/Macau Office

meetings on reform of economy, privatisation, market reforms etc; on fiscal system including relations with the provinces and relationship with Hong Kong's financial sector after 1997; on agriculture sector; on energy resources; and on trade, technical cooperation and GATT - with:

State Commission for Economic Restructuring

Ministry of Foreign Technical and Economic Cooperation

Ministry of Finance or People's Bank of China

State Planning Commission

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(as advised by post one or two meetings, with more than one organisation at a time if feasible)

- *Ministry of Justice

*Ministry of Defence/PLA. Advisers suggest:

Col Zhou Borong, Director, Institute for Strategic Studies, National Defence University

Gen Li Jijin, Dep Head Academy of Military Science

Col Pei Duan, Director Naval Research Institute

Gen Chen Mingqun, National Defence University

- State Nationalities Affairs Commission (minorities)

*CITIC (largest state investment company) and/or another company, perhaps Everbright

(?)National Environmental Protection Agency - Director Qu Geping

Journalists

British journalists in Peking (perhaps breakfast meeting) Advisers suggest:

James Miles, Carrie Gracie, BBC

Lincoln Kaye, Far East Economic Review

Nick Kristoff, New York Times.

- Chinese journalists, subject to advice of post (China Daily, People's Daily)

Dissidents and religious minorities-if this could be arranged without putting them at risk? (advisers suggest BBC office in Peking might be able to arrange)

International institutions

World Bank or IMF delegations in Peking, including Chinese academics etc working with them.

British bodies (at Embassy or as advised by post)

British Council

China-Britain Trade Group or in Shanghai (or Guangzhou if its office there is open by the time of the visit) and (?) Association of British Commerce in China

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