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had put forward some proposals.
evolving.
Life in Hong Kong had to go on
He acknowledged that this was so.
5. On the broader relationship, Hu and Zhang said that, as Ma had told Sir J Coles, Li Lanqing looked forward to a visit by Mr Heseltine. We said that Mr Heseltine was keenly anticipating a visit to China at dates yet to be proposed. Mr Needham was also keen to return again, and other Ministers were lining up. We mentioned Mr Nicholas Scott's invitation to visit in April as the guest of Deng Pifang. This was an example of the broader sort of contacts which we valued, being neither political nor commercial.
We were also keen to see more inward Chinese visitors.
referred to the Deputy Procurator General; we undertook to check
where arrangements stood. (Action in FED). We wondered about
other visitors, for example the Governor of Guangdong. They agreed that the Mayor of Shanghai's visit had been successful and
we encouraged other visits of this nature. (I have subsequently heard from Stephen Perry, separate minute, that the Chinese may
be deliberately avoiding very high level visits).
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6.
I flagged up the Hong Kong Government's concern about safety arrangements at Daya Bay, mentioning that the subject had been
raised by the Embassy with the MFA. This was a serious practical issue on which early talks with those concerned in Guangdong were necessary. Neither Hu nor Zhang showed evidence of knowing of the subject. Hu commented that practical cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong was being quite deliberately handled
positively, even despite the bigger political problems. He said for example that the 2 PSB personnel would shortly be arriving to
work with the Police in Hong Kong. He undertook to reflect our
concern on Daya Bay to the authorities.
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